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Suzanne Brockmann Quotes

I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that's even better than the first, and a third that's better than the second, and on and on.

Suzanne Brockmann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1960

Topics

Time Book Better Write First Even

The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.

Jil Sander

Moment Fashion Strong Know Why May

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

John Dalberg-Acton

Short Long Argument Long Term Used

It's a really nice thing to have so many fans and people that really care.

Jennifer Aniston

People Care Nice Fans Many Really

I don't think they like the idea that the people who are buying the record get to choose what goes out, because it's their job. The fans even pre-ordered stock to make sure that I had some sort of presence.

John Otway

Job People Think Choose Out Buying

Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the scene, they're working out where the energy of the scene is coming from, and they're also relying tremendously on the creative imagination of the reader.

John le Carre

Imagination Creative Opinion Energy

ISIS is an idea. And we have to fight this idea with the same tools that they're using.

Matthew Heineman

Fight Tools Same Idea Using

I'm done with effects movies for now. When you do a movie like 'Transformers', it can feel like you're doing three movies at once - which is tiring.

Michael Bay

Feel Doing You Done Three Movies

I was 19 years old, and I felt like I had the flu one day. Within 24 hours, I was in the hospital on life support, and I was given less than a 2 percent chance of living. It took five days for the doctors to find out that I had contracted bacterial meningitis.

Amy Purdy

Life Day Support Chance Find Living

I let go of the notion of wanting someone to ignore the way I look in order to find me attractive, because really, what kind of relationship would that be? One where someone's only attracted to you because they're ignoring a fundamental part of you? No thanks.

Stella Young

Relationship Me Ignore Someone Look

It's really special to have a niece because I have a son, so I get to have a little girl, too.

Solange Knowles

Girl Son Special Niece Little Get

Making ribs in Texas isn't that unusual a choice for 'Top Chef'. We played the stereotypes everywhere we go. It's not only in Texas. We do it in New York; we did it in San Francisco. Listen if we shoot it in Seattle you know we're going to be throwing salmon somewhere.

Tom Colicchio

New York Chef Texas You Choice Know

The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation.

Marty Meehan

Price Aggressive Two Over Days Last