"I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff."

-- Daniel H. Wilson

#Writing Quotes #Artist Quotes #Guy Quotes

“Realizing your goal, resolution, or transformation is a journey. Change, like any meaningful endeavor, proceeds sequentially through steps. The journey begins with the contemplation stage of specifying realistic goals, getting ready, or getting psyched. The planning stage is all about prepping. How exactly will I do this thing? At some point you will jump from preparing and planning to perspiring, the work of implementing the new, desired behavior. Getting there is wonderful, but we need to keep you there, which entails persevering through slips and, finally, persisting over time.”
“How about having a properly equipped crash cart?”

Source : "Melissa Rivers Believes Joan Rivers’ Death Was ‘100 Percent Preventable’" by Jessica Goodman, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 1, 2015.
“This is a serious analysis of a ridiculous subject, which is of course the opposite of what is usual in economics.”
“Anthrax is a deadly inhalational disease.”

Source : Hatfill's Statement, www.foxnews.com. August 11, 2002.
“As we all know, the objective and mission of the photojournalist is to show us the reality of the world. And in order to capture that reality, they go to dangerous and tragic places at the expense of their lives. I see them as the conscience of our humanity; they represent for me what is left of our humanity.”

Source : Interview, brooklynrail.org. April 6, 2009.
“Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour”
“I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.”

Source : "The Secret History" by Jane Mayer, www.newyorker.com. June 22, 2009.
“Irrational passions would seem to be as much a part of human nature as is reason.”

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