Terry Brooks Quotes

Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.

Terry Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 8, 1944

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It is true that globalization has fueled greater income inequality. But much of this increase should be welcomed, not condemned. There is nothing inherently bad about inequality. Whether it is bad depends on how it comes about and what it does.

Angus Deaton

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When I won the Emmy, the profound sense of gratitude when my name was said I cannot express enough. It was one of the most beautiful moments, hands down, of my life.

Ann Dowd

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I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.

Siegfried Lenz

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In 1962, I had an entry-level reporter's job at an Omaha television station. I had bargained to get a salary of $100 dollars a week because I didn't feel I could tell Meredith's doctor father I was making less.

Tom Brokaw

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Some nights I lie awake at night thinking, 'What's going to stop someone from smashing a chair through my window and coming in the house at two in the morning?' It is very unnerving. It's a realistic scare, which is the worst kind of scare that you could have.

Rod Lurie

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Things you don't expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can't let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing.

Mikaela Shiffrin

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No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

Bryant H. McGill

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Birthdays are getting harder as I get older.

Allison Janney

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When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.

Willie Stargell

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The Afghans, despite their backwardness, are a friendly lot, but the Taliban are as barbaric as the Huns from the past.

Sushmita Banerjee

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I do not have a good control of running sight gags. I laugh like hell when I see them, but I don't know how to invent those jokes.

Sydney Pollack

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As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others.

Sharon Salzberg

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