“I had learned that some people feel that books are "intrusive," in the sense that books put things in their heads that… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
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One thing I had learned in college was that if you ever had a question about truth, reality, or the meaning of… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“They paid people to write books!!! Until that moment I had a vague idea that books were produced in factories, like tires,… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
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“Most of the ideas I’ve gotten for novels or screenplays have occurred to me while I was either shaving or taking a… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“The big house... reminded me of the types of structures you can still see in places like Center City: gingerbread houses, two-story affairs built… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
It's a funny thing about writing. You get so balled up in a story idea that you lose your perspective and forget that human… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“I don't think there is anything that annoys me as much as having to "be" somewhere. It seems like every bad thing that ever… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“My imagination was running amok again. Twice in one night. This never happens when I’m sitting in front of a typewriter.” — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
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Being a cab river is not unlike being a magician--minus the top hat, the cape, the rabbit, an the gorgeous assistant. But you do… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“Golf baffles me. They says it’s a sport, and I have to take their word for it, but anything that involves having fun while… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“To me, knowing how to do something is like cheating. That's why I never studied in grade school. Studying made passing tests too easy.… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
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“TGIF," I said aloud even though it was only Thursday. But I was alone in my apartment as far as I knew. I deliberately… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
Work/Loaf Ratio”...I have spent fourteen years perfecting... I won't bore you with a long-winded explanation of the “W/LR” save to say that it is… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
