Gary Wolf Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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Racism is a physical experience.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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In 2016, makeup has become an incredible passion and hobby for men and women, but it hasn't become mainstream.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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No matter what, you've got to always follow your passion in life and always keep learning.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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Romance lives by repetition, and repetition converts an appetite into an art. Besides, each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved. Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It merely intensifies it. We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible.
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Like most uneducated Englishwomen, I like reading--I like reading books in the bulk.
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I got my first guitar when I was 11. It was an electric, and I can remember just wanting to be Avril Lavigne! But I got annoyed with having to plug it in and play with amps and pedals and stuff. Then I got given a cheap acoustic, a Tanglewood, and I thought it was awesome because I could play it anywhere!
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Your intention rules your life and determines the outcome.
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Every year in late June, Custer's Last Stand is reenacted on the high plains of Montana. When Custer led out the 7th Cavalry in 2003 - the year I witnessed it - the audience stood and cheered with turbo-charged patriotism.
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
