David Guterson Quotes

Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young.

David Guterson

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JourneyHeroMenMindStoryYoung

All these things that enter your head are assignments. You write them up and then throw them out there and if someone wants to do it, your assignment is done.

Martin Short

SomeoneYouDoneWriteOutHead

No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.

Martin Van Buren

EvilResultMoreThanInhibition

I know there's pros and cons to Trump, and people talk crap that he's had a lot of failed businesses, but failing a lot sometimes means you've tried more. And a lot of those people have succeeded more times than they failed.

Miesha Tate

PeopleYouKnowSometimesTalkMore

No blessing goes uncontested. It will take a long time to get your dream.

Miranda Hart

TimeBlessingLongDreamLong Time

I joined the PBA way before I should have because I heard a rumor they were going to limit the number of people who could get in.

Don Johnson

PeopleWayLimitGoingBecauseGet

I've been dreaming to do sci-fi since I was 10 years old, and I said 'no' to a lot of sequels - I couldn't say 'no' to 'Blade Runner.'

Denis Villeneuve

SaidSayOldYearsDreamingBeen

This idea of feminism as a party to which only a select few people get to come - this is why so many women, particularly women of colour, feel alienated from mainstream western academic feminism. Because don't we want it to be mainstream?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

WomenPeopleFeelPartyWantWhy

I didn't open a restaurant, but I did go to a few cooking schools. It was too much like hard work!

Christine McVie

WorkHard WorkCookingRestaurantGo

I used to think that you'd open the door, and there was Narnia. Increasingly, I think it's all around us.

Clive Barker

DoorThinkYouOpenUsedUs

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book, but you don't know everything about it. You can't.

Anne Rice

BookDeepReachYouDownKnow

I don't have these crazy deadlines. I don't have this, 'Oh it's got to be out tomorrow.' I don't like working like that.

Asif Kapadia

TomorrowCrazyOutDeadlinesWorking

I have always lived beyond my means. I am still trying to live beyond my means, but it is getting harder all the time. I am very rich.

Allan Sherman

LiveTimeI AmRichTryingBeyond

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