Chris Wooding Quotes

Everything you write makes you better. But if you really need a tip, here's one: a good story begins in opposition to its ending. That means you work out how it finishes first, and then begin the story as far away from that point - in terms of character development - as you can.

Chris Wooding

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 28, 1977

Topics

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I don't think the United States has done anything whatsoever to merit any criticism by the British.

John Mahoney

ThinkCriticismDoneAnythingUnited

I'm terrorized by a fear of failure. Failure is always there.

Maurizio Cattelan

FailureFearAlways

Anderson Cooper's on-air reaction to Bob Simon's death; Wolf Blitzer personalizing his experience in going back to Auschwitz where his grandparents lost their lives - I think that has all made our air more authentic.

Jeff Zucker

ExperienceDeathThinkWolfBack

I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.

Tommy Lee Jones

GoodMoviesThroughBeenLikeSome

I used to spend a couple of hours in the weight room, but really, an hour is long enough. I lift twice a week and on other days incorporate more core yoga and different exercises. It's important to listen to your body. I will shut it down if I'm tired.

Misty May-Treanor

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Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

Julia Cameron

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The form of computers has never been important, with speed and performance being the only things that mattered.

Jonathan Ive

PerformanceComputersSpeedImportant

Unfortunately, one of the biggest misperceptions the American public harbors is that Katrina was a week-long catastrophe. In truth, it's better to view it as an era.

Douglas Brinkley

TruthBetterAmericanViewEra

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

Thomas Huxley

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I prefer watching people on a screen, and I've had the most pleasurable people-watching experiences at the Palace Cinema in Balwyn.

Morris Gleitzman

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I think most polling shows that most Americans agree that when it comes to employment that, you know, people should be really judged by, you know, their competency and not, you know, who it is they choose to love or who they're in a relationship with.

Mark Takano

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The disco sound, you must see, is not art or anything so serious.

Giorgio Moroder

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