"Once desire was turned on, combustion gave it……" — Eric Jerome Dickey
"Once desire was turned on, combustion gave it a life of its own. Once it was turned on it became a raging wildfire, uncontrollable and uncontainable, the type of conflagration that had to be allowed to burn itself out."
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63 Quotes by Eric Jerome Dickey
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Its impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do.
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Falling in love was a solo act. I knew that, had learned that the hard way. You just jumped and…
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If you're craving oatmeal cookies, apple sauce won't do..
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We're all living contradictions, trying to survive in a world filled with hypocrites
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As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues.
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I want those young whipper-snappers to know that in days past we actually used to kill trees and make those…
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Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they've signed over…
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For a lot of people, becoming an author is a change in occupation... they are coming from something that totally…
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I'm just trying to write a good story, strictly from imagination. People just think it's random, they don't see the…
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When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you…
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nothings promised, not the rest of tonight, not all of tomorrow!
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changing horses doesn't mean the ride'll get any better!
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