"My novels are about the European reality, not about chases. You want chases, get somebody else's books."

-- Alan Furst

#Book Quotes #Reality Quotes #Want Quotes

“There are surely people in London who would love to play us off against each other. That would be disastrous for the EU.”
“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward, less a sure thing than a hunch. Faith is waiting.”
“Nobody knows what will work until they try it. Some of comics' biggest success stories in recent years have explored subjects that no one was writing about at the time - stories no one had any reason to think would succeed. My advice? Write what you want to read. You'll have more fun doing it - and if all else fails, you'll always have at least one loyal reader.”
“When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the savior, it changes your heart. It changes your life. And that's what happened to me.”
“On her marriage breakup with Liam: I can honestly say that life is fantastic now. I'm so happy that all the mess I used to have to deal with is not my mess anymore.”
“What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.”
“Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.”
“When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!”

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