"Every fictioneer re-invents the world because the facts, things or people of the received world are unacceptable."

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Geoffrey Wolff

#People Quotes #World Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Well Stephanie, I'd like to thank you for giving me such a kind Christmas gift, but unfortunately I didn't get you any gifts. But then again, what can you get for the girl whose had everyone?”
“I want to tap into different styles. Something definitely mature, sultry, sensual, easy listening that everyone can enjoy. Every one of every race and everyone that likes different styles.”
“An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.”
“Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.”
“The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.”

Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic edition”, p.96, Lulu.com
“Sharks have swum the oceans for over 400 million years, but we're threatening this critically important species for the purpose of making soup - it's sad and wasteful.”

Source : "Oceans Activist Ted Danson on California's Shark Fin Ban (Exclusive Q&A)". Interview with Degen Pener, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 10, 2011.
“I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state.”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 02, 2012
“I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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