Patrick deWitt Quotes

All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were supposed to do: to go out on the road.

Patrick deWitt

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RoadReadingThoughtGoOutBooks

Repetitiveness is one of the things that's most difficult to get away from in genre pictures, because people come specifically to see certain kinds of things but get disappointed if they're presented in the same way. So to try to find a new way to show old stuff is always the challenge.

Joe Dante

ChallengePeopleFindPicturesNew

Also, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount of work packed into even the slimmest volume on the shelves.

Jesse James Garrett

WorkExperienceAppreciationWriting

I don't think religious groups should be allowed to apply for federal funds to start new ministries they have not been doing before the funding was available.

Jerry Falwell

StartThinkDoingNewBeenApply

Even if it's not always the best markup, what are Facebook and Twitter? They're web standards with some scripts. They may not validate, but they're still CSS layouts and simple markup, and that's great!

Jeffrey Zeldman

GreatBestSimpleAlwaysStandards

Leon Theremin's original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It's like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level.

Robert Moog

GreatSimplePaintingDetailsDesign

In my bedroom, I have my yoga mat and the puppets I've made over the years, and because I'm very into smells, I have some burned sage on my bedside to help clear my head.

Lucas Hedges

HelpBedroomOverYearsHeadClear

Fashion embraces the weirdos. They're into that. There are always young people that people in fashion are interested in. You know, youth and vitality and energy - it brings something different.

Chloe Sevigny

PeopleYouthFashionEnergyYou

You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave.

Clive Barker

BraveBetterPlanYouTryBe Brave

I think, back when I was younger, I was a lot more confident about certain things that I would write, and I didn't need the band's blessing or agreement; I would just kind of fight for it 'cause I knew it was good. And then the problem with getting older, especially when there's some success involved, you have a different measuring stick.

Synyster Gates

SuccessGoodBlessingGetting Older

My style hero was' Batman.' Now it's Tony Stark.

Pharrell Williams

StyleHeroNowBatmanStarkTony

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.

Maria Menounos

CharacterRootsBackActingAwesome

What we wanted from an agent depended on what he brought in.

Markus Wolf

WantedHeAgentDependedBrought

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