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David Simon Quotes

There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 9, 1960

Topics

Writing Start Thought Die Down Head

Every two years for Congress, four years for President, illegal immigration comes out as a political issue.

Immigration Political Congress Out

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

Good Good Times Appreciate You Bad

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Building Appearance Mechanical Lace

Jesus is why women have traveled continents, spent decades learning a strange language so they could translate the Gospel, planting churches, caring for the sick, educating the illiterate, and marching for the oppressed.

Learning Women Caring Sick Language

Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall.

Waiting Spark Fall Heaven

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.

Great Mind Argument Bear Reason

I went public in 2002 in America, and do you know what Wall Street valued my concession in Macau at? Zero.

America You Wall Know Street Zero

I still don't think I've ever read a Nancy Drew book; I probably read three or four 'Hardy Boys' books when I was 10, 11, 12, and I didn't love them at the time. Even then, they felt dated to me, like the word chum - 'my chum and I.' However, the 'Encyclopedia Brown' books, I read all of them.

Love Time Me Book Think Three

I would not like to be the only woman on the court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Woman Only Would Court Like

We all have the same problems with family or friends, boyfriends, all that stuff.

Family Problems Friends Same Stuff

It's nice to have something else going on when a book comes out so you're not just sitting by the phone, waiting for things to happen. You don't want to be the guy Googling himself all day.

Day Waiting Book You Phone Nice

From day one when you're singing, you're dreaming about making that first album and making your break into whatever music you want to break into.

Music Day Singing You Want First

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