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american-author good graceful pleased writers-and-writing
The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway. Jack Vance
american-author films services sort stick
Typically in horror films the character just services the plot, and you really are just going from 'point a' to 'point b,' just so that you can end up at 'point c.' They are just sort of stick characters. That's just not interesting to me. Kevin Williamson
american-author certainly changed exterior growing safe
The exterior circumstances have certainly changed for many children. The world is not the safe place it was when I was growing up. Beverly Cleary
american-author empowered men women
Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished. John Gray
american-author creating ethanol five four gasoline might percent within
Within four or five years the US might be getting 10 percent of its gasoline from ethanol - that would be like creating a new Indonesia. Daniel Yergin
american-author fine house planet tolerable
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? Henry David Thoreau
american-author best life love man woman
Love of man for woman - love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself. Zane Grey
american-author follow sentences stick words
So I try to stick with the structure, make the sentences work, and not to follow one sentence of 114 words with another of the same length. Robert Sheckley
american-author devoted family knowledge members odd women
So I didn't think it was odd for women to have technological knowledge and yet be mothers, and very devoted family members and have friends. Elizabeth Moon
beauty delicate exceeding feet foot fruit green pale shining throwing
The breadfruit is a superb tree, about 60 feet high, with deep green, shining leaves, a foot broad, sharply and symmetrically cut, worthy, from their exceeding beauty of form, to take the place of the acanthus in architectural ornament, and throwing their pale green fruit into delicate contrast. Isabella Bird
beauty body call careful checked marks neck obviously people picture regularly sure whatever
People can see a picture of my body from the neck down and know who it is because of my beauty marks or whatever you call them, moles. I've always had them, and I've always loved them. Obviously you have to be careful with that; I get them checked regularly and make sure that they're healthy. Gigi Hadid
beauty believe needs side statement truth ugliness understand
I usually try to look for something I haven't done before, a side of me that I haven't completely explored. There's a truth in acting, and there is a very real part of me that can understand that or can believe in that or can see the beauty of that or see the ugliness in that and the statement that needs to be made. So it's all kind of me. Angelina Jolie
beauty miracle inspire
Beauty can inspire miracles. Benjamin Disraeli
beauty ear educate enjoys fine gift harmonies lower palate pleasures quite reason senses subtle suppose taste
There is no reason to suppose that taste is in any way a lower sense than the other four; a fine palate is as much a gift as an eye that discerns beauty or an ear that appreciates and enjoys subtle harmonies of sound, and we are quite right to value the pleasures that all our senses give us and educate their perceptions. E. F. Benson
beauty becoming clue school worst
I am the worst at doing my hair. I have no clue how to do it; I just feel like I need to go to hair beauty school or something because it's really becoming a problem. Kourtney Kardashian
beauty handsome may
An agreeable manner may set off handsome features, but can never alter plain ones. Jane Austen
beauty running writing
Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway! Jamie Zawinski
beauty finals made
We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season. Jason Alexander
destroy land people poison
People say this will destroy the land. But how can you poison what is already poisoned?
destroyed die inevitable knowing literally lost men minute outcome perry saw somebody soul
The movie is about knowing that somebody has lost his soul out there, somebody has destroyed a part of himself. ... The minute he saw Perry Smith, the outcome was inevitable that two men would die -- one literally and the other figuratively.
destroy feeling natural totally
Put this in another district. They will totally destroy the rural, natural feeling of Cardiff.
destroying dirt sand
The sand and the dirt is destroying the church.
destroyed everybody goes members nice yahoo
It was a nice getaway, just like a little cabin. A lot of my members are distraught because they made something for everybody and some yahoo goes in and destroyed it for everybody. John Park
destroyed former homes possible
This government, that destroyed 1,500 homes and lives, but doesn't want to destroy 40 former synagogues we can only say, 'Can you possible destroy, and then look away?
destroy wave
You would never think a 30-foot tidal wave would destroy your house.
destroy embarrass god top tried willing
I figured, if I failed, I'd tried something that I hadn't tried before and if one movie was going to destroy my career than I didn't have much of a career to start with. I just went for it. God willing I wasn't over the top and didn't embarrass myself. Elizabeth Pena
destroyed everybody gun ran
We ran into the rifleman. They put it all together, and they just destroyed us. Everybody had a gun but us. John Chaney
discourage heed meant willing work
My advice to new actors is: Don't be lazy. Go after what you desire. Don't heed the commonplace advice that is meant to discourage you. If you want it, go and get it. Be willing to work hard, and be patient. Be kind to yourself. Judith Hoag
discouraged menagerie being-disappointed
Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged. Tennessee Williams
unless
I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a narrator, to get really complicated. Because it was a big deal. I'd never killed a character before. Rick Moody
unless work
I don't go to work unless I feel I really have a story that would be interesting to tell. Armand Assante
unless
Unless something unforeseen happens, they are going to make it if they keep up this pace. Jacques Rogge
unless
You can't be a resource for others unless you nourish yourself. Alexandra Stoddard
unless
Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected. Jeane Kirkpatrick
unless
Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough. Mark Zuckerberg
unless
Unless you've been there, unless you've woken up in it every morning,
unless
Unless you have financial resources of your own, you can't be free. Georgette Mosbacher
using-words reason no-point
I've always written very tightly, and there's a good reason for that. There's no point in using words that you're not going to apply. Theodore Sturgeon
using
I'll never retire. I'm just using up somebody else's oxygen if I retire. Sam Phillips