"A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge."

-- Elmore Leonard

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“When you want something bad, you'll tell yourself a thousand lies.”
“The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus, when temple and tower Went to the ground.”
“I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.”

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“I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.”
“I've never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins.”
“I realized I needed to address people, not just dress them.”
“The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.”
“Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.”

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