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Allan Guthrie Quotes

I took an MA course in creative writing a couple of years back, and I was definitely in the bottom of the class.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: scottish
Birth: June 5, 1965

Topics

Creative Writing Back Class Years

I seem to have tireless energy when I get involved in things, on an almost OCD basis, which is a good way to do things because if you're gonna do something, you'd better make sure you do it well.

Good Energy Better You Way Seem

Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs. Then I've got to learn them again to play them live, and sometimes it takes a while to realise it's a really good record.

Good Live Tired Learn Back Play

I wasn't born Austrian; I wasn't born German. My roots are from Africa, and I do not have any reason for not wanting to celebrate that. Every time that I can, I like to kind of mention it, you know, just to keep people sort of knowing exactly what's going on. My French is pretty good, but I'm still African, thank you very much.

Good Time People Roots Celebrate

What sort of philosophy one chooses depends on what sort of person one is.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Philosophy Person Depends Sort

Of course I want the things I write to reflect well on me or anyone who might feel represented by me, but also, I'm not writing a guidebook on how to be or how my people should be seen. I'm telling very specific stories.

People Me Writing Feel Want Write

I do consider myself a postfeminist. I just want women to have choices - they can be CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, or they can be stay-at-home mothers and raise their kids as a job.

Women Myself Job Choices Want Kids

Message boards are like going to a Halloween masquerade party. Everybody has a screen name.

Name Party Screen Going Halloween

You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare.

Succeed You Enemy Mean Leave Tell

You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.

Work People Choices Decisions You

Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration to strike before getting to work; be disciplined and form the habit of writing every day.

Work Family Day Habit Wait Writing

I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book on the Days of Awe, and a book on the books of Israel that have been written since the day the Torah was given to Israel.

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Day Book Giving Awe Days Israel

The first day that I get to Fort Myers, there was a newspaper down there. The newspaper said, 'Puerto Rican hot dog arrives in town.'

Roberto Clemente

Dog Day Down Said Newspaper Hot

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