Thomas Perry Quotes

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.

Thomas Perry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: April 28, 1963

Topics

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I went to bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish.

John David Washington

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I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.

Mel Smith

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God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

John Muir

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It's crazy how fast you get out of shape if you miss a couple days of action.

Stephen Curry

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After Richmond, we went to Dover and tested that week at Kentucky. I was going to Dover and we had to get the trainer to meet us at the airport. I had to do some therapy on my ribs they hurt so bad.

Sterling Marlin

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Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and boundaries we create and how to make them more permeable.

Sue Monk Kidd

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I'm very lucky that I get to make a living out of acting, which is what I love, and the level of attention I receive has sometimes been my own fault and sometimes not been.

Sienna Miller

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I'm sure there are many more people who can identify with failure and hardship in life than with the success of an Alexander Hamilton or a John D. Rockefeller.

Ron Chernow

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I'm an older generation.

Martin Scorsese

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Rest is huge because if you're sleep-deprived, that can definitely run into the mental side of the game and can definitely hurt your game if you're playing tournament golf.

Jason Day

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I'm always coming back with too much footage. Most filmmakers do, but I'm always surprised that it keeps happening to me.

David Twohy

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I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.

Brit Marling

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