Martin Cruz Smith Quotes

Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which draws and develops a certain kind of man.

Martin Cruz Smith

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CultureManWorldDangerousKind

I've found that in fiction - and this is just the kind of writer I am - I can't really work from an outline. I have a vague idea of the characters at the beginning of the book, and then I have a vague idea of whatever the end of the book will be, but I can't approach creative nonfiction like that.

Jesmyn Ward

WorkBeginningCreativeI AmBook

The susceptibility of the average modern to pictorial suggestion enables advertising to exploit his lessened power of judgment.

Johan Huizinga

PowerAdvertisingJudgmentModern

I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal.

Max Aaron

BreakfastDietThreeEggsPretty

The face of the eviction epidemic is moms and kids, especially poor moms from predominantly Latino and African American neighborhoods.

Matthew Desmond

FaceAmericanPoorLatinoKidsMoms

I used to do this huge jump off the drum riser. I had a good way of landing so I wouldn't hurt myself, but then one time, I landed on my elbow.

St. Lucia

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I was a librarian in a city school.

Luke Harper

SchoolCityLibrarian

With every performance I just feel more energized somehow. Like, this is how I exercise! This is how I feed my ego, by playing this loud rock music.

Lou Barlow

MusicPerformanceEgoFeelExercise

If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man.

Little Richard

LifeLiveManMy LifeWantOver

I like seeing how I can look in a photo.

Jourdan Dunn

SeeingLookI CanLikePhotoHow

I respect the rules of TV, the rules of keeping things commercial and interesting and pop-y and fun.

Joss Whedon

RespectFunInterestingRulesThings

It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different, and I loved it.

Dido Armstrong

AmazingBrainLovedYouGoStudying

I want my kids to be curious, to be interested in a lot of things, to be confident, and to feel they belong in any number of situations.

Deborah Norville

CuriousConfidentFeelWantBelong

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