I don't sign contracts for my books.
Andrew Vachss
Recitation: by Male by Female
I've never been a true fan of the short story and have only published a single example of my own.
Jim Harrison
StoryShortTrueMy OwnNeverOwn
People avoid the telephone because it's easier to text. Calls can be awkward - you interrupt each other; you can't quite hear someone. But the advantage is you get to hear someone else's voice. You find out whether or not you can have a fluid conversation or if it's stilted and peculiar.
Joanna Coles
PeopleVoiceSomeoneYouFindOut
I didn't really see a way to make a living on the farm. I always loved writing. I was the guy who won the D.A.R. essay contest and things like that, and it was the era of Watergate, and I decided I would be the next Woodward and Bernstein, and then retire to the farm.
Joel Salatin
WritingLovedFarmLivingWaySee
You have to grow! You grow as a person, and then you will grow in business.
Andrew Cherng
BusinessGrowYouPersonWillThen
The Parisian way to be chic is to look super sharp for everyday things and then do effortless casual for night occasions.
Jeanne Damas
NightLookWayEverydayCasualChic
The only responsible way to write about anything is with honesty.
Stephen McCauley
HonestyWayResponsibleWriteOnly
For most of my films, I've had to go out and start shooting before I could get the rest of the funding. That was the case with 'Hoop Dreams,' 'Stevie' and 'The Interrupters:' We started them quietly out of Kartemquin Films, only really going to funders once we had something to show and a firm idea of what the film might be.
Steve James
DreamsStartRestGoOutShooting
If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.
Steve Allen
TomorrowPeopleMatterPunishment
Sally Gardner must drive her publishers to distraction: no sooner have they worked out how to market one brilliant book than she delivers another that is just as brilliant but totally different.
Tony Bradman
DriveBookBrilliantSheDistraction
When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green.
Roald Dahl
AloneTogetherSchoolGreenStart
For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members.
Matisyahu
MusicMyselfSpacePeopleMeBattle
In violence, we forget who we are.
Mary McCarthy
ViolenceForgetWho
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