Before I begin a novel I have a strong sense of at least one central character and how the story begins, and… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
I can't fool myself into thinking that musically I don't need other people, whether it's as a foil or just to come… — Dan Bejar Copy Share Image
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I just got a car, and I gotta say, this car is very cryptic. The very first day I drove it, a… — Arj Barker Copy Share Image
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I'd go on runs [on cocaine ], four and five days without sleep. Then I'd crash and sleep about 18 hours a… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
When I applied to Stanford, I applied for graduate work in the PhD program, not to the creative writing program, mostly because… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
Most of what I want simply slips away like water flowing through a net, and always what remains are only vague, elusive… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
The process of philosophizing, to my mind, consists mainly in passing from those obvious, vague, ambiguous things, that we feel quite sure… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Yoga is a science, and not a vague dreamy drifting or imagining. It is an applied science, a systematized collection of laws… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
There comes a moment during which almost every girl or boy falls into melancholy; they are tormented by a vague inquietude which… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
God's justice stands forever against the sinner in utter severity. The vague and tenuous hope that God is 'too kind' to punish… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Astrology ... makes vague predictions that can always be adapted after the fact to fit observations, as we'll see. Astrologers don't seek… — Phil Plait Copy Share Image
With the rise of capitalism, it became more obvious that people pursue individual self-interest. The great nationalist in Italy, Giuseppe Mazzini, a… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
To experience the satisfaction and enjoyment of success in life, a definitive goal is essential. Many people fail at this vital point.… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Outcasts of war, misfits, rebellious souls, Seekers of some vague kingdom in the stars - They hide out in the hills and… — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
Divide the world into regional groups as a transitional stage to world government. Populations will more readily abandon their national loyalty to… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
My dance is a sacred poem in which each movement is a word and whose every word is underlined by music. The… — Mata Hari Copy Share Image
A decision, an action, are infallible omens of what we shall do another time, not for any vague, mystic, astrological reason but… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image
People say human nature is a very vague expression, people tend to say human nature is corruptible anyway and it comes from… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I make lists to keep my anxiety level down. If I write down 15 things to be done, I lose that vague,… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I'm very nervous about taking jobs. I always make sure that, if I'm going to work with somebody, that they really understand… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard or misapplied… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Who is this vague "they" we blame for so many of our problems? "They" is the obscure party we use as our… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
That is what the highest criticism really is, the record of one's own soul. It is more fascinating than history, as it… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I really like films and plays that cross over different genres. So I'd like to do something that you think is a… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
I don't see that there is a credible threat for American action - the rhetoric of the U.S. President is too vague,… — Tzachi Hanegbi Copy Share Image
Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ’Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have… — Maria V. Snyder Copy Share Image
At times, the biggest challenge in embracing simplicity will be the vague feeling of isolation that comes with it, since private sacrifice… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
Ideas matter in New York. I am certain that more conversations in New York are about ideas than anywhere else. Not just… — David Frost Copy Share Image
The terrorist threat is so cloudy, faceless, and vague, so manipulable by political purposes, so definitely present but indefinitely manifested, that it… — Lee Siegel Copy Share Image
The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong… — Eugene McCarthy Copy Share Image
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In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
An ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I don't suppose you do know precisely what you are after. I don't think in the creative process anyone quite knows. They… — Lawren Harris Copy Share Image
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