"Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will."

-- Georg C. Lichtenberg

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“You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet one shelf at a time, run a marathon one step at a time. If you feel defeated by some large task, get your spade and dig the first hole.”
“Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something.”
“Writer's block â€” so what? Write something bad. Just throw it in the trash can when you're done, you're always improving. That kind of writing is like doing a bunch of push-ups. Every individual push-up is not the important thing. On Tuesday you're going to think, "Is it really important that I do it today?" No, but the collective impact is. If you write every day, you will improve.”
“There is considerable evidence that women's education and literacy tend to reduce the mortality rates of children”
“Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing.”

Source : Interview with Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub, and Wiley Saichek, www.bookreporter.com. November 21, 2003.
“I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy.”
“You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Movies can be sexy or sexual without showing things. It is almost a deal breaker.”

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