"I always try to create conflict and drama in my books; it's the engine of the novel."

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Monica Ali

#Drama Quotes #Book Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I think pro wrestling doesn't seem to get a lot of mainstream attention until somebody dies.”
“Racing is a passion...at this level, a source of immense gratification. So the rest is no problem.”
“Oh, I'll never leave Montana, brother.”
“Later in life, one of the compensations is gliding effortlessly into focus in a thing. Since it is who we are, anything that is not the focus or supportive thereof is just not us. Even outside issues, when they arise, are interesting in that they only help define the focus more clearly.”
“The lifestyle of many of our colleagues has been very pompous. They conduct weddings and birthdays in such an ostentatious manner that it pains me a lot. It appears that they are making fun of our commitment to the poor.”
“And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed”

Source : Diane Holloway, Lee Harvey Oswald, Bob Cheney (2008). “Autobiography of Lee Harvey Oswald: My Life in My Words”, p.194, iUniverse
“I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Finlay was the godfather of a problem that's rampant everywhere today. He called the people who made his work 'collaborators'... nowadays it's 'fabricators'... talented people who are grateful, desperate and thwarted. There's plenty of them.”

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