"How do you solve a mystery? How do you write a book? The techniques for starting both are surprisingly similar. Find an intriguing question and, pen and dagger tucked under cloak, search for clues."

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Claire Cameron

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Technique Quotes

“I couldn't get myself to read the want ads. The thought of sitting in front of a man behind a desk and telling him that I wanted a job, that I was qualified for a job, was too much for me. Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed. So I stayed in bed and drank. When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat.”
“Each time that I think you go, I turn around and you're creeping in.”

Source : Song: Ghost, Album: Chapter One, 2014
“The costs can't be borne by smaller counties particularly, so if the crime occurs in a large county you might be charged with the death penalty, in a smaller county you're not. That raises some significant questions about fairness.”
“Hockey was such a part of my life, as well as my familyâ€™s, that I knew we were all going to miss it.Â For the first few weeks my son was in tears sobbing, â€˜I miss you being a Red Wing daddy.â€™Â I didnâ€™t know what to say so we just cried together.Â Nobody prepares you for that kind of stuff.”
“Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.”
“Advertising doesn't cause addictions. But it does create a climate of denial and it contributes mightily to a belief in the quick fix, instant gratification, the dreamworld, and escape from all pain and boredom. All of this is part of what addicts believe and what we hope for when we reach for our particular substance.... Addiction begins with the hope that something "out there" can instantly fill up the emptiness inside. Advertising is all about this false hope.”
“All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.”
“My family were broadminded enough to support me when I wanted to pursue a life in the theatre.”

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