"I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth."

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Ed McBain

#Trying Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Novel Quotes

“I sing as an actress. Whatever I'm singing about, I just become the story.”
“No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.”
“Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.”
“OK, the rule is, you can [make love to] an elephant if you want to, but if you do you can't cover the circus.”
“Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.”
“I think... girls have a hard time being interesting. Itâ€™s actually easier to be famous, or notorious, than it is to be interesting. In our world, girls climb very well until they hit puberty-sexual maturity-and then they begin to fall out of the tree. They start role-playing instead of thinking, flirting instead of learning. They start admiring how smart the boys are-or how athletic or how handsome-instead of concentrating on their own intelligence.”

Source : Sheri S. Tepper (1997). “The family tree”, HarperCollins
“If you're buying animal products and can go to the farm and actually see how the animals are looked after, yes, that's an important point. That's definitely the best way of assuring yourself that the animals are being well treated.”
“I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down. With its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you.”

Source : Jamie McGuire (2013). “Walking Disaster Signed Limited Edition: A Novel”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

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