"I'm halfway through a novel set in two time frames - Austin in the 1960's and Alpine (Texas) in present day. It started out to be a small, lighthearted, humorous book about family relationships; I was tired of writing war stories and tragedies."

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Elizabeth Crook

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“We put a gender lens on our whole value chain.”
“Your assignment,' he bellowed at Kelly, 'was to make a persuasive argument. Demanding to know whether detractors of your position are on crack is not arguing persuasively.”
“You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. And so, until somebody shows me lines at the border trying to get out, I think there's some good news.”
“I know how to give the meaning of a word but not how to give the intention of a word.”

Source : "The Division of Talent". Critical Inquiry, 11, No. 4, June 1985.
“I would not minimize the digital divide, which separates the computerized world from the rest, nor would I underestimate the importance of traditional books.”
“They say men have a sexual thought every 20 seconds. The other 19 are shame.”
“I love making music. I never stop. I want to keep it moving forward. I like to go into the studio and make hits. It makes me feel good.”
“It is not who you know it is what you know - If you don't know anything, you won't know anyone”

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