Jack Bickham famous quotes
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If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.
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My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
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It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
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The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.
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If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Making excuses is not going to get me any closer to my goals.
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Excuse my absolute freedom. I refuse to make a distinction between any of the moments of myself.
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You can have results or excuses. Not both.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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