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Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that… — Kurt Vonnegut
I came across a photograph of him not long ago... his black face, the long snout sniffing at something in the air, his tail straight… — Willie Morris
I've always been called a professional opportunist, and in the future I'm open to anything. We've spent a lot of time offshore, looking at opportunities… — Sam Zell
The literary world is made up of little confederacies, each looking upon its own members as the lights of the universe; and considering all others… — Washington Irving
Looking back, I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all. — Katherine Mansfield
It's been just a year since the RNC committed to revamp the way they help our candidates with its 'Growth and Opportunity Project,' and already… — Karl Rove
From where I sit, battles are hard. I've written my share. Sometimes I employ the private's viewpoint, very up close and personal, dropping the reader… — George R. R. Martin
Don't try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read. Editors… — William Zinsser
In the big picture I write for an audience of people I've never met. By the final draft I'm looking for anything in the prose… — Lionel Shriver
When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that… — Alan Garner
Most people stop looking when they find the proverbial needle in the haystack. I would continue looking to see if there were other needles. — Albert Einstein
There's a graveyard in northern France where all the dead boys from D-Day are buried. The white crosses reach from one horizon to the other.… — Barbara Kingsolver
Whenever you hear a politician carry on about what a mess the schools are, be aware that you are looking at the culprit. — Molly Ivins
The answer lies in preventing failures not in looking for better ways to fix the children who are failing. — William Glasser
Pretty much everyone I know, no matter what size, is trying some system. Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud… — Melissa McCarthy
And there's Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold. — Jimmy Hill
To put it in gentleman's terms, if you've been out for a night and you're looking for a young lady and you pull one, you've… — Ian Holloway
Traditionally, photography is supposed to capture an event that has passed; but that is not what I'm looking for. Photography brings the past into the… — Julian Schnabel
To know ahead of time what you're looking for means you're then only photographing your own preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false. — Dorothea Lange
There's a time when people say your work is revolutionary, but you have to keep being revolutionary. I can't keep shooting pop stars all my… — Rankin

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