V. E. Schwab Quotes

I am a firm believer that a good plot makes for a fun enough read, but it's not what binds us. If we don't care about the characters, we won't care - not in a lasting way - about what's happening to them.

V. E. Schwab

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GoodI AmFunCareEnoughWay

Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.

Jimmy Piersall

BestMeNobodyNutsGoingHappened

I love making movies.

John Carpenter

LoveMoviesMakingI Love

I have certain rules that I've established for myself that took a while post-day job to figure out. Everyone says people who freelance or are writers struggle with the structure of it. I'm not allowed to check email before a certain hour. I'm not allowed to run errands during the day. I have to write a certain amount every day.

Sloane Crosley

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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

Robert E. Lee

WisdomTeachFallingExpectCallUs

Now that I know how to handle a bow and arrow, I find it very therapeutic. It is a brilliant way to ease your mind, so I am going to keep it up in my free time. It is a very fun skill to have.

Rose Leslie

TimeI AmFunMindFreeFind

I hate it when people use the word 'sorry' aggressively, as in, 'Sorry, but I hate you.' Sorry's an important word, and it shouldn't be abused.

Robert Webb

HatePeopleSorryYouImportantUse

The colonists' first protest against the British unfolded on Aug. 14, 1765 at the Liberty Tree. A magnificent elm towering over the other trees nearby, the Liberty Tree stood at the corner of what is now Washington and Essex Streets in downtown Boston.

Ronald Kessler

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I still like the King's Road. It is very alive; it is a hustle of things from different countries and so on. It is lovely.

Mary Quant

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So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument.

Miroslav Vitous

MusicPlayJazzWholeBassFact

Obviously, in marketing, the best tool is to show the autobiography in fiction. It's inevitable how that happens, but it's generic. Say I've written a story where my sister dies. 'Well, did your sister die?' No, she did not. But people use those straws to grasp at the difference between reality and fiction.

Dinaw Mengestu

BestPeopleSisterStoryReality

The thing is most people are afraid to step out, to take a chance beyond their established identity.

Demi Moore

StepIdentityPeopleChanceBeyond

We've always had a dual role in the region - friend of Israel, and honest broker. We've given up the honest broker role completely.

Chris Matthews

FriendAlwaysUpHonestIsraelRole

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