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believe book writing
No men deserve the title of infidels so little as those to whom it has been usually applied; let any of those who renounce Christianity, write fairly down in a book all the absurdities that they believe instead of it, and they will find that it requires more faith to reject Christianity than to embrace it. Charles Caleb Colton
believe self denial
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another. Charles Caleb Colton
believe half literature
In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than for those who deny the whole of it. Charles Caleb Colton
believe hallucinations scrooge
There's more of gravey than grave about you, whatever you are!" - Scrooge, referring to Marley's ghost which he believes is a hallucination from food poisoning Charles Dickens
believe remember cry
I verily believe that her not remembering and not minding in the least, made me cry again, inwardly - and that is the sharpest crying of all. Charles Dickens
believe soul done
Nothing that we do, is done in vain. I believe, with all my soul, that we shall see triumph. Charles Dickens
believe echoes sound
It is a silent, shady place, with a paved courtyard so full of echoes, that sometimes I am tempted to believe that faint responses to the noises of old times linger there yet, and that these ghosts of sound haunt my footsteps as I pace it up and down. Charles Dickens
believe adequate earth
And I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. Charles Dickens
believe long people
It being a remarkable fact in theatrical history, but one long since established beyond dispute, that it is a hopeless endeavor to attract people to a theatre unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get in. Charles Dickens
characters daytime kept number relate veterans
We are probably the only show in daytime that has kept characters on. We've had a number of veterans who have been on the show for over 40 years, and how they relate these veterans to their grandchildren is something I think is very real. Chris Goutman
characters friend nice return spend suddenly time
There are characters which you spend a lot of time with, and you get to know, and you feel that -- suddenly it's a friend somewhere. And they are nice to return to. Max Sydow
characters grew influenced obviously pulled
Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences. Jim Rash
characters fix hand manuscript partner written
When you've written your characters into a corner, you just hand the manuscript over to your partner and make her fix it. Connie Willis
characters convincing course hard hear normal question scares
I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is. Li Bingbing
characters draw
Who doesn't want to draw Batman or Superman? Everyone would like to be able to draw them. I've been really lucky when it comes to the characters that I get to illustrate. Lee Bermejo
characters good great interest people red tricks twist
When you think of a great twist or a red herring or a way of misdirecting the reader, it is good, but you know that they are just tricks at the end of the day, and the way to keep interest is to write characters that people care about. Mark Billingham
characters connect improv machines movies people sort
A lot of times in movies, especially in sequels, the characters become caricatures and just sort of improv machines and joke machines, rather than people you can actually connect to. Hayden Schlossberg
characters erase good name names saying written
When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it's written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can't do that, the show will fail. Sherwood Schwartz
dreams
Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates. Marguerite Gardiner
dreams great immersed lake reaction
You don't know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about 'The Lake of Dreams.' Kim Edwards
dreams matter raised taught
I think that they way my parents raised me, they taught me to always follow my dreams and never give up, no matter what the obstacle. Katie Stevens
dreams fame man men-and-women wakes woman
Man dreams of fame while woman wakes to love. Lord Alfred Tennyson
dreams hard people work
It's hard because people always say, 'Follow your dreams,' but it's not a perfect world, and things don't always work out. But you've just got to work hard, and you can't take things for granted. Stephen Colletti
dreams
In my dreams, I have Keira Knightley's eyebrows. Anna Kendrick
dreams horror level taking
Horror is about dreams and heightened states. It really is about taking away the logic on some level and getting right to the emotion of something. Tim Minear
dreams gave god kids life
God gave us dreams, but he gave us kids to make all those dreams worthwhile. And when I look at all my kids, I say everything that I've ever went through in my life was worthwhile. Tracy Morgan
dreams meant nightmares odd performing stage
I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams. Kate Bush
english-novelist man served servitude
Man is an intelligence, not served by, but in servitude to his organs. Aldous Huxley
english-novelist
Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do. Jonathan Coe
english-novelist
Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear. Samuel Richardson
english-novelist
A man may keep a woman, but not his estate. Samuel Richardson
english-novelist generally mother visitors wife
A husband's mother and his wife had generally better be visitors than inmates. Samuel Richardson
english-novelist man vast
Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know. Samuel Richardson
english-novelist
He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his child. Anthony Burgess
english-novelist mind peace
Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind. Wilkie Collins
english-novelist gets human itself low race wisdom
One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers. Wilfrid Sheed
generally generous grants perception wiped
The perception is that it is more generous than it is. Grants are generally only for those that are completely wiped out or uninsured. Brent Neiser
generally
If I have a reason to do something, and I have enough passion, I generally succeed. Leander Paes
generally green military style uniforms
When you think of the military that's generally what you think of, green style uniforms and green style armory. Rick Glancey
general hire job run
The owner's job is to hire the general manager. The general manager's job is to run the hockey team. Henry Samueli
general happy sit talent
We're not going to sit back and let this continue. We're not happy about what's going on, and I know Mr. Geoff Petrie (the general manager) is not happy either. We have too much talent for this. Rick Adelman
general leave
We're going to leave that to our general manager. Sure, I'd like to have Clemens back. Phil Garner
generally
Yes, and it's generally on. And I won't tell you what it's on, Richard Armitage
generally high return
We're generally opposed. We feel there is already a high return rate. Jim Harrison
generally good hire
If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen. James Sinegal
males sticks categories
There is not many tenors in the male category and that makes me stick out. Bryan White
males film more-money
Of course, the male-directed films make more money. Catherine Hardwicke
males individualism problem
I have had the problem of seeing my male model go to Italy and... stay there. Camille Claudel
males femme term
The mystique of the femme fatale cannot be perfectly translated into male terms. Camille Paglia
male positive sort
There's this sort of male energy that we have that can seem very destructive. But it doesn't have to be. It actually can be a very positive force. Nick Flynn
males
There's no male Oprah. Denis Leary
males doe pronouns
Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male? Carol P. Christ
males attractive percentages
Most attractive males talk to most attractive women as if they were Rotarians comparing sales percentages in Des Moines. Barbara Walters
males female sin
Theology being the work of males, original sin was traced to the female. Barbara Tuchman
writers-and-writing writing-by-writers
Say what you have to say in the fewest possible words. Arthur Bryant
writers written
In some articles written about me, writers have said I'm a link between the old and the new, and I think, in a certain sense, that's legitimate. Robert Klein
writers
There are probably writers who are much more visual than I am and some who are less. I like to think of myself as a happy medium. Brian K. Vaughan
writers
Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness. Charlaine Harris
writers
Scottish writers are particularly successful in the crime genre. Sara Sheridan
writers
Most writers I know go for word counts, and I used to be a journalist, so I guess that's ingrained. Aminatta Forna
writers
Most writers can tell stories of how their books failed to be made into films. Claire Tomalin
writers
If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works. John Dos Passos
writers-and-writing
Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it. Jean Paul