Tawni O'Dell Quotes

When I begin writing, I have no idea what my novels are ultimately going to be about. I don't have a plot. I never consider a theme. I don't make notes or outlines.

Tawni O'Dell

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WritingNeverThemeBeginIdeaPlot

Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me.

Jim Carrey

DayMeEvery DayKnowPersonalWash

My stepfather was a very nasty individual.

Jill Scott

IndividualNastyStepfatherVery

Hip-hop, which is my generation's blues, is important to the characters that I write about. They use hip-hop to understand the world through language.

Jesmyn Ward

WorldLanguageGenerationUnderstand

The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!

Jeremy Irvine

WorkJobPeopleHomelessPlayReal

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Maximilien Robespierre

FreedomPeopleTyrannyIgnorantLies

Acting is way of making yourself exist.

Stephen Rea

YourselfActingWayExistMaking

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

Stanley Tucci

LearnActingWayDirectorWatchSit

I think people are slowly realizing that don't have to be looking in a mirror to enjoy something. And they're realizing that watching a show with drag queens in it doesn't make you gay any more then listening to rap makes you black.

Trixie Mattel

MirrorPeopleListeningLookingYou

Three English bulldogs count for one kid.

Troy Polamalu

ThreeKidCountEnglish

I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.

Jonah Hill

LifeFailureRosesEverythingUp

When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.

Diego Maradona

TeamEndStandSkinContactShirt

When you're dead, you're dead. No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh, maybe a few friends will remember me affectionately. Being remembered isn't the most important thing, anyhow. It's what you do when you are here that's important.

Susan Hayward

MeFriendsRememberYouImportant

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