Mark Helprin Quotes

You will most appreciate 'Freddy and Fredericka' if you are familiar with the story of the Fall, the Good Hermit, 'Tom Jones,' 'Huckleberry Finn,' 'Paradise Lost,' 'Henry V,' and 'My Cousin Vinny.' That doesn't mean that you can't enjoy or understand it on an emotional level, free of all allusion, which is the test of any book of fiction.

Mark Helprin

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I think the officials and NFL owners are playing to the type of game that people want to see.

Jim Otto

PeopleGameThinkWantSeePlaying

If you can write a character who is attractive but morally reprehensible, then you've got a character. It's got to feel like people I know and it doesn't just become a bag of tricks.

Jez Butterworth

CharacterPeopleFeelBagYouKnow

I think everyone to a certain degree wants to be accepted.

Meaghan Jette Martin

ThinkEveryoneDegreeAcceptedWants

I can't live off the ego.

Steven Tyler

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I've been called crazy many times before.

Tom Shadyac

CrazyBeenBeforeManyTimes

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

Martin Yan

GoodSoupFoundationStrongYou

I studied Paul Simon's 'Slip Slidin' Away' and 'Still Crazy After All These Years.' I wanted to explore adult themes, portraying the hurt that's in even a good relationship.

LP

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The building blocks of life are readily available throughout the universe.

Debra Fischer

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It's all about being flexible, and avoiding choices whenever possible. Choices suck, they are inherently limiting.

Craig Armstrong

ChoicesFlexiblePossibleBeingSuck

Hip hop is doing the new rock thing; there are no rules. They can do anything, really. And that's inspiring.

Brendon Urie

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I'm one of those people that, if I'm in the country, I will have a look inside an old church.

Alison Goldfrapp

PeopleChurchLookCountryWillOld

The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.

Peter Carey

FreedomGreatPastResearchYou

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