Joseph Kanon Quotes

Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.

Joseph Kanon

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CompetitionBetterYouWorstVice

I'm a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet.

Andrew Wylie

PersonYesHalfUsedClosetBooks

Unfortunately, hardworking, academically gifted young people are kind of lazy when it comes to determining direction.

Andrew Yang

PeopleDirectionYoungLazyKind

I am not conscious of the fact that something special should be done for me.

Amitabh Bachchan

I AmMeDoneSpecialSomethingFact

I've had my fair share of words being twisted and articles being sliced and diced.

Shooter Jennings

WordsFairTwistedShareBeingHad

The past has an undeniable grip on everyone, except, perhaps, amnesiacs.

Tom Drury

PastEveryoneGripExceptPerhaps

Most people don't really need to hear a six-minute guitar solo that modulates between five keys and time signatures. What they want is a good song.

Rivers Cuomo

GoodTimePeopleSongGuitarWant

I've had four amazing men in my life, very strong, powerful, wonderful men. I certainly will have a relationship with someone but I don't think I will get married again.

Cheryl Tiegs

LifeRelationshipMenAmazingThink

'Fault' became the book everybody and their mother had to read, and 'Paper Towns' is one that's beloved, but it's a bit of a smaller book.

Wyck Godfrey

MotherBookFaultPaperReadHad

It's fine to seek professional help, but I urge everyone - no matter how big their portfolio - to truly understand every suggestion they're given before acting.

Suze Orman

HelpActingProfessionalUnderstand

I've been being asked about my legacy since I was about 25 years old. I'm not sure you can have a legacy when you're 25 years old. Even 37. I'd like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I'm not even 100 percent sure what the word even means.

Peyton Manning

LegacyYouOldYearsSureBeen

I didn't want people to sit there and watch 10 minutes of film,and all they write about is 48 frames.

Peter Jackson

PeopleWantWriteWatchSitMinutes

The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We have the greatest cities in the world - among the greatest cities in the world.

Paul Theroux

MountainsRiverWorldGreatestNile

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