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american-novelist
And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars. William Styron
american-novelist great leave lives several slightly
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
american-novelist believe
Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all. Dalton Trumbo
american-novelist anybody bigger town
We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?
american-novelist ask people precisely suggested terry
I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not appreciate it when people would ask him what it is like being partnered with a celebrity. Precisely because it suggested that he had no value. Armistead Maupin
american-novelist fulfilling heard imagine lives mean writer
I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I've heard it before does not mean I don't want to hear it one more time.
american-novelist hook maybe
When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe I can hook up in cyberspace.
american-novelist amusement included jokes mysteries
I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.
american-novelist begins breakup gabriel greater happen interest places reveal terry
It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself.
american-novelist claiming easier memoirs tend truth
I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir.
american-novelist good
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
american-novelist decided faith human less nature
I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.
american-novelist believed closer truth
I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.
american-novelist flies leaves shadow time
Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne
american-novelist difference grave rut
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions. Ellen Glasgow
american-novelist purpose
I am not on this planet to get something done - the things we accomplish are expressions of our purpose. Paul Williams
american-novelist few hitchcock requests
A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake. Patricia Highsmith
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Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.
american-novelist days five four hours seven work
I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven days a week.
american-novelist hope jersey move operate policeman
I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties.
american-novelist car takes weeks
I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.
american-novelist book conception experience god
The hero of the book does long to experience God. But his conception of God is very western. Orhan Pamuk
american-novelist create darkness echo hunger life matter send wait words
I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all. Richard Wright
american-novelist built copied men realities simply
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.
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I'd like to see the bay cleaned up before I die.
american-novelist female male rebuke
He had not yet learned that the only safe male rebuke to a scornful female is to stay away from her - especially if that is what she desires. Booth Tarkington
american-novelist cherish cushion fine
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
american-novelist hard life
No life is so hard that you cannot make it easier by the way you take it.
american-novelist conquers
The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever! Sholem Asch
american-novelist certainly decide knowing life necessary novel
Knowing what I do now, I certainly wouldn't decide to write a first novel because I wouldn't have anything like the necessary life experience. Judith Krantz
american-novelist education knowledge
Knowledge is power. Your education is the most important thing you can do. Jim Rice
american-novelist fearful hardly judge judgment lest
Judge not, lest you be so fearful of judgment that you can hardly breath.
american-novelist carry fiction good larger novel realness special true
Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message. Jerry B. Jenkins