"Because I write a book a year, I always want to do one other project every year that's stimulating in a different way. It means you can be working but not using up your prose juice, you know?"

-- Denise Mina

#Book Quotes #Mean Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche commenting on the music of Georges Bizet: His music has the tang of sunny climates, their bracing air, their clearness. It voices a sensibility hitherto unknown to us.”
“I see a lot of writers who complain when their book doesn't sell and the reason that happens sometimes, is they don't know how to publicize or promote themselves. A writer is more successful when they're involved in their literary community somehow. It's very easy for an author's book to fade away if they don't get out in public and meet people.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.”
“You continue to build and work on new things, and continue to beat offensive linemen, week in and week out.”

Source : "The Shutdown Corner Interview: Ndamukong Suh". Interview with Doug Farrar, sports.yahoo.com. June 30, 2011.
“What I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition...”
“Where do I begin? I loved working with Kate Hepburn, which was one of the highlights of my life; Working with Richard Burton in Beckett was another great joy.”
“The USA has more people in prison that any other country, including countries with much larger populations. 13% of the population is black but 80% of the people in prison are black, mostly for soft crimes.”

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