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“Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve--hopeless ly he writes in the hope that he might serve--not himself and not others, but that great cold elemental grace that knows us.”
Source : Joy Williams (2015). “Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals”, p.184, Rowman & Littlefield
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“I did sketch comedy for years. Ive always enjoyed it.”
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“Sometimes if you've got a story that's interesting enough, you don't need to pour sugar on ice cream. The ice cream is great.”
Source : Interview with Sam Adams, film.avclub.com. September 30, 2009.
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“Forget trendy designer labels. Jeans, a sweater or a t-shirt worn under a jacket that seems welded to you. When it's just right, when you don't see the effort, it's irresistible.”
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“It's hard to imagine a place like that really exists. People have been judging me my whole life.”
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“If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala”
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“Men of warm imaginations and towering thoughts are apt to overlook the goods of fortune which are near them, for something that glitters in the sight at a distance; to neglect solid and substantial happiness for what is showy and superficial; and to contemn that good which lies within their reach, for that which they are not capable of attaining. Hope calculates its schemes for a long and durable life; presses forward to imaginary points of bliss; grasps at impossibilities; and consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin, and dishonour.”
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“The sad ending is only because the author stops telling the story. But it still goes on. It's just untold.”
Source : "Fictional character: Blake Falls". "Twin Falls Idaho", www.imdb.com. 1999.