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What I argue is that if I'm going to be held accountable for my actions that I should be allowed to record ... my actions. ...
Creating characters is easy. It's getting them to behave that's the problem.
Don't fall prey to the 'genius' syndrome and outsmart yourself by being too complicated
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
I loved the shadows from the early morning sun as I'd walk up a vineyard row, breathing deeply at the smell of freshly worked earth, ...
Take us to the in-between,Where earth meets sky, and wake meets dream.And time rushes by, unseen.Take us to the infinite night,Where up is down, and ...
Come and let the healing, cleansing rays of Calvary play upon your hearts until the very seed of evil is sterilized.
Life is too short to have enemies, all you should have is friends!
I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I ...
Stoplights and love can be cruel
I have been blessed to be a blessing.
The satisfaction I feel from finishing another story is tantamount to, say, crossing the finish line for the career marathoner.
Eat when you're hungry. When you're not hungry, play with your food.
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Is heaven also made in Taiwan? And does Jesus really know how to speak Samoan?
One thing that annoys me is when you see women in these terrible and incredible situations with perfectly glossed lips. You're not going to look ...
They [left-wingers] willy-nilly throw around the accusation of Nazism and comparisons to Hitler whenever confronted by any opposition, yet they are today's Nazis in their ...
As most of the population suffers through life, barely surviving, disappointed and confused day after day, hopeless, wondering what happened to their strong and beautiful ...
Pain must be a necessary ingredient of emotional involvement, either that or else I never manage to get it right.
He's one of the greatest players in the world, if not one of the greatest anywhere.
Her expression falls slightly as she senses that my walls are up and she's not nearly strong enough to climb over. Not even today when ...
We are unique not by comparison but by compassion (the moral of my book The Cheetah and the Snail)
Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals.
Love is about filling up the space, not making more holes.
I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me ...
Are you learning to succeed from your results or are you letting your results beat you up?
Mixed doubles are always starting divorces. If you play with your wife, you fight with her; if you play with somebody else, she fights with ...
But, I didn't get my first break until I was 17.
Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel guiding the way.
Oh, child, there's no explainin' the meanness in this world." Armetta shakes her head, wipes wetness off her cheek, then cradles my hands in her ...
Twice and went still. "Just what a toy company needs," Carter muttered. "A cat that
I'm sort of East Coast, so I like the off-white and the navy blues and the low-key preppy kind of thing.
I'm as Scottish as they come.
This girl, this impossibly sweet girl, was his present and his future, despite his past. Fate had to be smiling at him. He couldn't imagine ...
Joy was not the raw material of humor ... The dark source was sorrow.
Criticism often hides incompetence & increases vanity. Therefore critics are always more vain that the achievers they criticize.
When sorrows surround you few will comfort you. When happiness arises many will be part of the celebrationsAnd when Tragedy happens only the Lord is ...
Femininity is your greatest power. Embrace it!
God can heal anything, especially if you let go and let him take over your relationship.
As you go about your busy day, don't forget to look up.
Running is like a form of meditation for me and a great way to clear my head.
Give me the knife!"Simon held out his hand. Lincoln glanced over as he struggled with Albert. "Could you take it out of your hand first?" ...
The world belongs to those who can describe it.
Truth is the first casualty of war.
Jolly good!" ... King [George VI] exclaimed [after Queen Elizabeth fired the gun at Hitler's photograph]. "You got him right in the n-n-n-naughty bits."... "Good," ...
I have found the more fantastic the setting, the more truthful the confessions.
Tho' you're tired and wearyStill journey on, till you come to your happy abode,Where all you love you've been dreaming ofWill be there, at the ...
It is the writer's job to craft a story so compelling that strangers will pay to hear it.
I am aware of the usefulness of science to society and of the benefits society derives from it.
Anything that provides you with an edge over others is worth knowing.