Melvin Burgess Quotes

In terms of sheer writing I might have done most of my work by 11. If you get up at 6:30 or 7 you can get a huge amount done by 11 and have the rest of the day off if you want to, though I have to check my accumulating e-mails. No one ever sends me horrible e-mails. Although some of my books are supposed to be hated, no one ever tells me.

Melvin Burgess

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 25, 1954

Topics

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Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Green Arrow has gone through so many changes; he's been right-wing, he's been left-wing, he's been rich, he's been poor, he's been a social justice guy, then when I got him, he was a rich playboy guy. So it was a lot harder to get into a character that has so many personas in the past, and I just looked at his anger.

Ann Nocenti

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Thinking things like, 'I will never get hired for this job,' or 'Nobody ever listens to me,' can alter your behavior in a way that makes those predictions come true.

Amy Morin

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The London Library in Piccadilly is the best place for a sleep.

Sophie Winkleman

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I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.

Skylar Grey

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I truly believe the discipline I have honed as a dancer will bring me more opportunities as an actor.

Sofia Boutella

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Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather.

Tom Hodgkinson

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That's what I love about working for Marvel is how welcoming and kind everyone is.

Tom Holland

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I grew up reading comic books. Super hero comic books, Archie comic books, horror comic books, you name it.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

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I don't know who's left to hear us. But if there are people who want the real thing, we've got it. My band rocks, and I plan to keep doing it 'till nobody shows up to see it anymore.

Ronnie Hawkins

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In a nutshell, directing 'The Gift' was all about understanding how the complex machine that is 'Game of Thrones' works.

Miguel Sapochnik

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To me, the process of art is very much a process of translation, of borrowing.

Julia Holter

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