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Jessica Hagedorn Quotes

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

Jessica Hagedorn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: filipino
Birth: 1949

Topics

Mother Me Stronger Becoming Writer

It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq.

Future Community Effort Me Political

Mum and Dad met campaigning on the Spanish civil war. Both were active peace campaigners. They died in 1986 and '87.

Peace War Active Civil War Civil

A lot of first novels are coming-of-age stories. A lot are autobiographical.

Stacey D'Erasmo

First Stories Novels Autobiographical

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work. I'll sit back and listen to it, and I'll just concentrate on what kind of feeling it gives me. My goal writing the lyrics is to not disrupt that feeling.

Work Me Writing Back Feeling Goal

I don't have a general archetypal platonic shadow, 'acting' concept about it.

Shadow Acting Platonic General About

Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.

Copy Him Banking Take Firm Pick

A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.

Robert Benchley

Work Great People Me Looking Done

No one on this Earth knows how old I am.

I Am Earth Old Knows How Am

Words in a person's word stock are like paints on a palette. It helps to have just the right shade when you need it.

Words You Person Need Right Shade

There is a method to the madness of James Patterson's success. Co-writing with him is a terrific learning experience, particularly in the art of crafting a perfect thriller. The collaboration also gives me an opportunity to access a wider global audience.

Learning Success Opportunity Art Me

I think hard work is definitely a huge thing, but there is something, if you want to call it luck or whatever - a window of opportunity - that is totally outside of your control, and it's that thing that will sometimes separate a good career from a great career.

Work Hard Work Good Opportunity Luck

First have being in your mind. Make real in your mind then bring that being into reality. The genius is he who sees what is not yet and causes it to come to be.

Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Mind Reality Genius First Real Come

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