Kimberly Willis Holt Quotes
I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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I love writing songs.
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I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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I can ask for a £25,000 advance, but then you spend a year writing the book, and £25,000 is a loan against sales, and you can easily spend five years earning out. So that's £25,000 for six years.
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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The thing that makes writing so difficult is you don't have the element of serendipity. At least with a photograph, you can set up the camera, and something might happen. You might be a lousy photographer, but you can get a good picture if you just take enough of them.
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In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
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I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you're getting a finished product at the end of the day. You're communicating directly with the reader.
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To be more childlike, you don't have to give up being an adult. The fully integrated person is capable of being both an adult and a child simultaneously. Recapture the childlike feelings of wide-eyed excitement, spontaneous appreciation, cutting loose, and being full of awe and wonder at this magnificent universe.
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Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
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I'm an intense guy. I run 10 miles a day, which helps alleviate my intensity. Also, singing helps defuse my intensity. Playing the piano helps, and writing helps.
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When writers stop to sharpen pencils or get up and make coffee to procrastinate, they still stay in their heads with their characters. But when you zip over to read email or check your Facebook page, you get zapped out of the fictive dream. It's brutal on my writing.
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I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine.
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I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?
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I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
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As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it - most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values - hope and change.
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'The Muppets' is really about innocence and charm and sweetness and light and having hope - and stupid gags.
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Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.
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He's not a starter and hasn't started, ... I know he's disappointed in not making more of an impact, not playing more, but I think it's something we have to work our way through. I think it's one of those things scheme-wise for our defense, it's the best way I would answer that. We've got a lot of guys that are talented guys who can do a lot of things for us. ... Health-wise, I think he's back.
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Leaders don't change their positions mid-debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue.
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I had never 'taken a cutting' before ... Do you realize that the whole thing is miraculous? It is exactly as though you were to cut off your wife's leg, stick it in the lawn, and be greeted on the following day by an entirely new woman, sprung from the leg, advancing across the lawn to meet you.
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I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
