Paul Di Filippo Quotes

The lives of most authors - even, or perhaps especially, the great ones - are necessarily a catalogue of tedious inwardness and cloistered composition. Globe-trotting Hemingways and brawling Christopher Marlowes are the exception, not the rule.

Paul Di Filippo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 29, 1954

Topics

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I don't like the term 'mental illness.' I'd rather just say 'mad.' Just like I always say 'loony bin,' not 'mental hospital.'

John Burnside

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I think it takes about a million words to make a writer. I mean that you're going to throw away.

Jerry Pournelle

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I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.

Matt Kuchar

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Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.

John Ruskin

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Whether they are actual poets or their music exemplifies a poetic sensibility, generally speaking, the Americana artist shuns commercial compromise in favor of a singular vision. Which resonates with me.

Rodney Crowell

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I would be lying if I said I cut out all dessert. When I'm training, I try to satisfy those cravings with a slightly healthier dessert, like a piece of dark chocolate or whipped cream and strawberries. Those are two of my favorites!

Josie Loren

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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

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You either become like your parents or you become the opposite of your parents. And I like to think that I'm the opposite of my parents.

Chelsea Handler

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I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens.

Colleen McCullough

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It's important to be an ally. You don't have to be a black woman to think we should have more black women in tech.

Bozoma Saint John

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I didn't like doing team presentations at races, being introduced as the winner of the Tour. I felt quite embarrassed by it.

Bradley Wiggins

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I just want to say I love Kira Yukimura so much. I loved my experience on 'Teen Wolf.'

Arden Cho

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