Mariel Hemingway Quotes
I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.
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Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.
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I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.
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Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
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Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands why I've done the things I have.
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I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961.
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Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver a sustained level of security and justice for citizens. Border security can never come at the expense of migrants' rights. Nor can it be used to legitimize inhumane treatment.
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Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
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One half who graduate from college never read another book.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you write the book, then you find the justification for it.
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Before my book, 'California,' came out, I had modest hopes for it. Or, let's put it this way - I had the same hopes that every literary fiction writer in America has: I wanted the novel to be well-received, critically. As for sales? I didn't want it to disappoint, but I didn't expect it to be a best-seller, either.
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I don't look at emails, Internet or newspapers before 1 P.M. I wake at 7 A.M., eat fruit, drink tea or coffee, and read what I've achieved, or not achieved, the previous day. Then I take a shower and work on my next sentence until 1 P.M. After I've done emails and so on, I write again from 3 P.M. until 8 P.M.; then I socialise.
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We should work with the principle that a work that can be done at a lower level should never be escalated to a higher level.
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I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.
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I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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I've done fine in this business, but I've never made quite enough money to have a family or have many options.
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It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.
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How shall the murdered man convince his assassin he will not haunt him.
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I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff.
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Most people try to avoid cliches. It's my ambition in life to try to get 'em right!
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Man is very well defended against himself... The actual fortress is inaccessible, even invisible to him, unless his friends and enemies play the traitor and conduct him in by a secret path.
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I used to get very, very frustrated by people being told what to do by nanny in Brussels. And I remember once I rang the official who was actually responsible for banning the prawn-cocktail-flavoured crisp, which I think contained a dye called Arithrazine or something like that.
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I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.
