"You have to follow your own voice. You have to be yourself when you write. In effect, you have to announce, 'This is me, this is what I stand for, this is what you get when you read me. I'm doing the best I can - buy me or not - but this is who I am as a writer."

-- David Morrell

#Being Yourself Quotes #Writing Quotes #Voice Quotes

“I've always had an aversion to looking sexy, but I've grown out of it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.”

Source : James M. Whistler (2012). “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”, p.57, Courier Corporation
“[the war in Iraq] "could have terrifically good effects troughout the Middle East”
“I once had half a cup [of coffee], twenty years ago, and I'm still working it off.”
“Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification.”
“Everybody takes breaks, and I decided to take mine. I wanted a chance to wake up at two in the afternoon and not be a subject of entertainment. I wanted to be a human being. At certain times and certain years, I felt like the Energizer bunny. That gets old very quickly.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence”

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