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Every time you go the way the audience expects, they'll think you're original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious. — Keith Johnstone
In addition to the original Executioner series I have also written a number of other works with diverse taste, even poetry. None, however, have provided… — Don Pendleton
This means that the mind or spirit is present anywhere, because it is nowhere attached to any particular place. And it can remain present because,… — Eugen Herrigel
Dastardly devious, cleverly conceived, and just a whole lot of fun to read, DEATH PERCEPTION is Lee Allen Howard on fire and at his finest.… — Michael Arnzen
Louis Maistros has an original and dark vision, full of power. — Douglas Clegg
I read Norman Lock’s The Boy in His Winter with delight and amazement. Styled in the vernacular of a rapidly changing America, it stays true to the… — Unknown Author
Thomas Ligotti is an absolute master of supernatural horror and weird fiction, and a true original. He pursues his unique vision with admirable honesty and… — Ramsey Campbell
When we have the same thought again, the line of the original thought is deepened, causing what's called a memory trace. With each repetition the… — Lysa TerKeurst
It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality… — Michael Foley
Always remember, wherever you are, whether near or far, you had a mother who really, really loved you. The original mother. Once you've found your… — Zeena Schreck
Part of the adventure in life is not always knowing what's going to happen next, and the next part may be grander than your original… — Kristine Carlson
To be original is to discover the commonplace of a thousand years--to face at first the sneer that no one would have thought of it,… — Gerald Stanley Lee
A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset. — Cub Koda
The mantras, however, are mysterious and each word is profound in meaning. When they are transliterated into Chinese, the original meanings are modified and the… — Kukai
The Welsh are not like any other people in Britain, and they know how separate they are. They are the Celts, the tough little wine-dark… — Laurie Lee
I can say-not as a patriotic bromide, but with full knowledge of the necessary metaphysical, epistemological , ethical, political and esthetic roots-that the United States… — Ayn Rand
Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies. — Abraham Lincoln
Use original detail in your writing. Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are,… — Natalie Goldberg
The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our… — Brennan Manning
The deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless. It is beyond words, and it is beyond speech, and it is… — Thomas Merton
Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out. — Henri Matisse
Many have original minds who do not think it - they are led away by custom! — John Keats
You try to be as original as you can be without thinking about statistics. You just go from the soul and from the heart. — Michael Jackson
Every person born in this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique. — Martin Buber

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