"What is either a picture or a novel that is not character?"

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Henry James

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Novel Quotes

“Everyone thinks footballers have it easy and at this time of year see loads of pictures of players relaxing on beaches and in bars but what they don't see is most of them will be doing their own fitness regimes. If you don't you will get back and you will be off the pace, might get injured and won't play football matches.”

Source : "Football Pre-Season Training". Interview with Leo Moynihan, uk.askmen.com.
“All systems require myths for their longevity.”
“This is the thing, I'm not fazed by what people say about me because I know who I am and what I've been through.”

Source : "Love & Hip Hop’s Erica Mena Goes ‘Underneath It All’". Interview with Thomas C. Burrell, www.parlemag.com. April 30, 2013.
“Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Donâ€™t invite either into your mind.”
“There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.”
“I reeled my head back, and with violent, uncontrollable contortions, I launched a spray of yellow, soupy duckfoot vomit into the air ... I (didn't see) where my regurgitated lunch had ended up after it'd been blasted from my throat. I booked it out of the now-befouled Chang'an Theater as fast as possible. (My guide) found me fifteen minutes later trying to look as casual as it is possible for a six-foot-two curly-haired white guy to look in a Beijing theater.”
“Don't kid yourself; the guy who's onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am.”

Source : "How KISS Frontman Paul Stanley Keeps Fit". Interview with Ben Radding, www.mensfitness.com.
“I've trained myself to fight an army, so one guy will not defeat me.”

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