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Martha Grimes Quotes

Writing a mystery is more difficult than other kinds of books because a mystery has a certain framework that must be superimposed over the story.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: May 2, 1931

Topics

Writing Story Mystery More Difficult

Some respected and beloved brethren insist that the forming and organising of churches is, according to God's will, the only means of finding blessing in the midst of that confusion which is acknowledged to exist.

John Nelson Darby

God Blessing Finding Will Confusion

If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Michael Douglas

Good Be True Looks True Deal Too

I'm not ashamed of any work I do. You can't decide a film's fate before its release. There's no surety that your new films will be better or worse than your previous ones. You can only hope to surpass your efforts.

Work Hope Fate Better You New

During the Reagan Administration, so much attention was devoted to fighting Marxism in Nicaragua and El Salvador that Washington lost sight of longer-term challenges in other countries.

Challenges Fighting Attention Lost

There was a time in the 1930s when magazine writers could actually make a good living. 'The Saturday Evening Post' and 'Collier's' both had three stories in each issue. These were usually entertaining, and people really went for them. But then television came along, and now of course, information technology... the new way of killing time.

Good Technology Time People Evening

One of the fun things about playing live is watching the audience sing the songs back to us.

Live Fun Back Watching Audience Us

When my father was posted to Malaysia, we'd take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers.

Father Sail Down Jungle Go Bamboo

I do object to those who jump from political hackery to flackery and expect respect.

Respect Political Jump Expect Object

I just want to develop and be the best player I can be.

Best I Can Want Just Develop Player

It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and riot in their misery.

Jonathan Mayhew

Man Stupid Suffer Cruel Misery Riot

I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.

Chirlane McCray

Deep Belonging Never Always Outsider

On Planet of the Apes, I had a very knowledgeable team who knew good materials, but I had one main source person who worked online and on the street continually looking for the proper materials.

Good Team Looking Person Street Who

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