"If you want to write fiction, the best thing you can do is take two aspirins, lie down in a dark room, and wait for the feeling to pass."

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Source : Lawrence Block (1985). “Writing the Novel from Plot to Print”, Writers Digest Books

Lawrence Block

#Lying Quotes #Writing Quotes #Dark Quotes

“Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where "a lot of good comes from a little bit of good," or, in other words, where the positive social returns vastly exceed the amount of time and money invested.”
“The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.”
“Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.”

Source : "Fictional character: Terry Malloy". "On the Waterfront", www.imdb.com. 1954.
“You won't see me taking it easy on the Cowboys because I'm from Texas, you won't see me cheering for the Cowboys because I'm from Texas. I'll be a Redskin, through and through.”
“I always vaguely knew I wanted to perform, but I haven't got the greatest singing voice and my dancing isn't up to scratch. Acting was really the only alternative. My parents have been really supportive throughout.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad.”
“In my 20s I used to cry about why I wasn't thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like:"'I wish my hair would grow faster... It was a decade of tears."”

Source : "Melissa McCarthy's Emotional Interview: Finding Love, Coping with Critics and Becoming a Star – Her Way". Interview with Kate Coyne, people.com. June 25, 2014.
“[G]lobal warming, that manufactured monomania.”

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