"Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer."

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Source : "A chat with Kimberly Willis Holt". Interview with Chat Moderator,, www.cnn.com. January 1, 2000.

Kimberly Willis Holt

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Inspire Quotes

“New York, New York, - a helluva town, The Bronx is up but the Battery is down.”
“I started dealing with weapons on the first show I ever did, 'The Inside,' but I didn't really do any physical stuff until 'Alias.'”
“I don't think of my characters as people I create, I think of them more as people I have met and whom I'm exploring on the page. I don't actually think of myself as having 'created' any of these people.”
“A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.”
“Doctrine tied itself into infinite knots over the realities of sex.”
“The freedom to be someone else entirely and be different versions of something. That's what I loved and I loved watching movies and I loved watching television, I loved reading books. That kind of escapism into another world was my favorite thing.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I feel connected to every song on this record [ 'Modern Vampires Of The City' ], but yeah I think there's something special about 'Young Lion'. It's pretty different from any song that we've had before because the vocals are kind of between two different very simple instrumental piano melodies and it's almost like something that we call a vignette, it's sort of like a miniature.”
“I slowly realized that perfectionism just not that important. What's more important is to try to love the people around you. Whatever that means at a particular time is the best you can do.”

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