"I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time."

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Source : "PETER STRAUB: Connoisseur of Fear". Interview with Paula Guran, www.darkecho.com. June, 1997.

Peter Straub

#Ambition Quotes #Writing Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Games lubricate the body and the mind.”
“In my life long study of human beings, I have found that no matter how hard they try, they have found no way yet to prevent the arrival of Monday morning. And they do try, of course, but Monday always comes, and all the drones have to scuttle back to their dreary workday lives of meaningless toin and suffering.”
“That's where the challenge has been. Balancing football and life. Trying not to replay every play in my head while I'm with my family. Sometimes, I've done it well. Other times, I haven't.”
“Unknown customer, unstated need - that is bleeding edge of innovation!”
“it was first love. There's no love like that. I don't wish it on a soul. I don't hate anyone enough.”
“If there were more women heads of state in the world, the world would be more peaceful and better focused on the improvement of the overall quality of life and welfare.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe my looks to my mum-which was 90 percent of getting my first job. And, some people would argue, 90 percent of my entire career.”
“Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.”

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