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Amy Bloom Quotes

If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1953

Topics

Good Cake Me Alive Matter Just

Greece was a muse. It inspired creativity in magical ways that I can't even begin to understand or explain.

Creativity Understand Muse Begin

It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms.

John Millington Synge

Poetry Roots Strong Clay Worms Most

In high school and college, I'd set a bunch of goals for myself. I wanted to be the lead effects supervisor on one of these really big, innovative visual effects productions, something on the scale of a 'Star Wars' movie. And I wanted to work on a project that wins the Academy Award for best visual effects.

Work Goals Myself Best School Award

Failure was not an option for me.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Failure Me Option

What we're seeing early on is Democrats rallying around Al Gore, Republicans rallying around George Bush and the difficulty of anybody else to get any room in the race.

Stuart Rothenberg

Seeing Early Race Room Democrats

I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed.

Writing Strange First Income Failed

I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life, with certain career milestones preceding whatever you may want in your personal life. Unfortunately, life doesn't know it is supposed to follow a schedule.

Life People Think You Career Know

I saw 'Starbuck' before I ever knew I would be involved in 'Delivery Man,' but I liked it, and then a couple of months went by, and I really knew I wanted to audition for it when it became available.

Man Delivery Involved Available Saw

We have built brands that resonate deeply with our customers. Our strategy to grow these brands is clear, and we have strong teams in place to execute this strategy. That is our formula for success.

Success Strong Grow Strategy Place

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.

Richard E. Grant

Change Mind You Always Answer Your

The magazines were born out of a need that my parents saw: that there were no magazines that really spoke to black people. 'Ebony' wrote about architects and artists, the share cropper who sent his nine kids to college, real African Americans at a time when everyone else only covered them as entertainers and athletes.

Linda Johnson Rice

Time Parents People College Black

What's my favourite book? It changes all the time.

Time Book Changes Favourite

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