"I'm blessed in my good friends, and some of them happen to be writers, though that's almost never what our friendships are about. And every writer I've ever read, living or dead, has in one way or another helped and inspired. I have a feeling it's important not to mix the two up."

-- Ali Smith

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“When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned with perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it. And you do that by loving the wacky, endlessly optimistic, enthusiasticall y uninhibited free spirit that is the essence of style, the quintessence of heart, and uniquely you.”
“I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL.”
“You can track elections by who was playing that president on 'SNL' at that time. There's the theory that the more likable or charismatic impression would help get the president elected.”
“With performing live, you obviously don't get the luxury of another take, but for me, it is all the same.”
“Books are really, really hard to write. They represent a kind of a summit of grappling with what one really has to say”
“I got to wear blinders all the time so I won't think sideways or in the past.”
“No, I'm not a great painter. Neither am I a great poet.”
“She was the first woman in my life to convince me to fall in love with her.”

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