"I always write too long in the beginning, then it is a matter of going through it over and over again on subsequent drafts, looking for anything that slows down the narrative. It can be hard, cutting out parts I love, but I try to make the book as tight as possible so that the reader doesn't get bored."

-- Chevy Stevens

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“It's absolutely amazing what happens when you're consistent in your walk and you're consistent in the way you live your life.”

Source : "A conversation with New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. October 2012.
“Better to use force when you should rather than when you must.”
“Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears.”
“When all the stars were falling, they fell from above, and I thought of hate, and I thought of hate, and then I thought of love.”

Source : Song: When All The Stars Were Falling, Album: Tails
“I want to be great, something special.”
“Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.”
“Can true function arise from basic dysfunction?”
“I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues.”

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