"In Europe, I'm recognized on the street sometimes. And that's cool, because I don't have to live there and deal with it every day. Unless you're Stephen King - a great writer, by the way, and anyone who says different knows nothing about the craft - you're more likely to be recognized in America if you play in a soap opera than if you're a novelist."

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Source : Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. September 19, 2001.

George Pelecanos

#Kings Quotes #Europe Quotes #Play Quotes

“Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.”
“The days when a car aficionado could repair his or her own car are long past, due primarily to the high software content.”
“Hills are speedwork in disguise.”
“Social anxiety results from being around people who are resolutely opposed to who you are.”
“I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.”
“Time is running out to deal with climate change.”
“What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.”
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.”

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