Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

I don't feel I write fast. I write in longhand and do so much revision. On the page, it's so old-fashioned. I could write a whole novel on scrap paper, scribbles and things. I keep looking at it and something develops. For me, using a word processor would mean staring at a screen for too many hours.

Joyce Carol Oates

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MeLookingFeelFastPageMean

I'm going to try to keep believing that if you do good work, people will keep calling. Whenever that fails, I'll just start going nuts on Twitter.

Jesse Plemons

WorkGoodPeopleStartGood Work

Governors, all things being equal, I'd rather have a governor in the White House than somebody that's not had that experience.

Matt Mead

ExperienceHouseWhiteEqualThings

I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.

Tom DeLonge

LoveMusicExperienceCrazyArtist

I certainly don't support billionaires bankrupting media organizations. Even if you don't like the people involved, that sets a dangerous precedent.

Mike Cernovich

SupportPeopleMediaYouDangerous

From as far back as I can remember, I always loved the King Arthur stories, fairy tales, mythology - things like that. So it was very natural for me when I came to write the 'Prydain' books to sort of follow that direction.

Lloyd Alexander

KingMeDirectionLovedRemember

I got into guitar because no parent will buy their eight-year-old kid drums unless they're divorced and trying to get back at their wife. You know what I mean?

Josh Homme

WifeGuitarParentTryingYouBack

Having my name kind of pop out on a page more so than other people helped in recruiting, helped in a lot of different areas. But when it comes down to it and you're talking about professional football - you can either play, or you can't. They don't care what your last name is at the end of the day.

Jordan Rodgers

DayFootballPeopleCareNameEnd

One of the things that appealed to me most about comics was that you can pick the ones you like and build your own personal pantheon.

Chris Ware

MeYouBuildPersonalOwnThings

Science fiction is boring when someone starts explaining the science to me.

Colm McCarthy

ScienceMeSomeoneBoringFiction

I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our International Institutions and the rule of law and Tony Blair is part of it.

Clare Short

TimeLawRestEnvironmentPoverty

Never may a man prone to believe scandal be a despot or a popular leader! Under his guidance, democracy itself will be despotism.

Apollonius of Tyana

LeaderManDemocracyBelieveNever

I think when you play 'Psychonauts,' you are kind of playing inside of my head.

Tim Schafer

ThinkYouPlayKindInsideHead

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