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George Singleton

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[Wikipedia] George Singleton is an American author who has written eight collections of short stories, two novels, a collection of essays, and an instructional book on writing fiction. He was born in Anaheim, California, and raised in Greenwood, South Carolina. Singleton graduated from Furman University in 1980

Quotes by George Singleton

Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write.

George Singleton

Publishing

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Gilles Deleuze believed that every society needed a madman so we could feel better about ourselves. I do my best to fill…

George Singleton

Feel better

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I'm a bad, inconsistent person, but at least I'm not a member of the Tea Party griping incoherently about too much government,…

George Singleton

Cards

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There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to…

George Singleton

Childhood

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One day we will all cherish the memory of having blacksmiths on every corner.

George Singleton

Blacksmiths

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Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk-away from any open flames-to remind yourself that if you don't write daily, you…

George Singleton

Desks

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I don't smoke because I like to do so, but because it makes me pay cigarette taxes, which helps build roads and…

George Singleton

Cigarette

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You do not have to explain every single drop of water contained in a rain barrel. You have to explain one drop-H2O.…

George Singleton

Barrels

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Think about all the selfish non-smokers out there, driving around on asphalt, drinking water out of the tap, not even thinking about…

George Singleton

Asphalt

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I have to deal with seven ex-stray dogs, and one ex-stray cat. One dog is nearing nineteen years old. Before I go…

George Singleton

Bedtime

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