"I think of myself now as a writer, although I wouldn't go as far as to say 'novelist' because that sounds like a Victorian person."

-- Dawn French

#Thinking Quotes #Sound Quotes #Novelists Quotes

“Creating one single story often requires experimenting and planning and falling on your literary rear more than once before you find the way that works for your particular tale. The most important issue is to keep on trying until you get it right.”
“A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.”
“The kids are the ones that have a clarity about what they want. They don't have any wisdom, but they do have a clear understanding about what they want to have happen.”
“Jealousy always has been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed. Iâ€™ve had many years of recovery and therapy, years filled with intimate and devoted friendships, yet I still struggle. I know that when someone gets a big slice of pie, it doesnâ€™t mean thereâ€™s less for me. In fact, I know that there isnâ€™t even a pie, that thereâ€™s plenty to go around, enough food and love and air. But I donâ€™t believe it for a second. I secretly believe thereâ€™s a pie. I will go to my grave brandishing my fork.”
“Paul Levinson has outdone himself: The Plot to Save Socrates is a philosophically rich gem full of big ideas and wonderful time-travel tricks.”
“If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.”

Source : "Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed 'America's Oldest Teenager,' Dies at 82" by Julia Kathan, Sheila Marikar, abcnews.go.com. April 18, 2012.
“You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.”
“London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up.”

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