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Madison Smartt Bell Quotes

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. That's my nature.

Madison Smartt Bell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1957

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Nature Attitude Inspiration Always

I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.

Writing Seriously Never First Novel

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

Mother Problems Cooperation Question

Chew on this: Human teeth can detect a grain of sand or grit 10 microns in diameter. A micron is 1/25,000 of an inch. If you shrank a Coke can until it was the diameter of a human hair, the letter O in the product name would be about 10 microns across.

Hair Name Grit Sand You Teeth

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

You Bad Know Conservatism Thing

I feel more comfortable when I'm somebody else, I think. When I'm taking a picture as myself, the whole idea of taking a headshot, to me, feels very false.

Myself Me Think Picture Feel More

I have an interest in understanding evil. Who is the bad guy - the vampire who kills people and sucks their blood, or the survivalists who kill people to save their own lives? Is evil merely a creation of people? Or is there an evil nature? Or is it in the eye of the beholder? I really like these questions.

Nature People Evil Eye Questions

Simple ingredients, treated with respect... put them together and you will always have a great dish.

Respect Great Together Simple You

Nowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That's the only way you can get elected.

You Way Everything Get Only Elected

My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it.

Birthday Cake Eating Policy Having

I think Valentine's Day is one of those holidays like New Year's where people develop such high expectations that even if it's a decent day, it doesn't live up, and it's disappointing.

Live Valentine's Day Day People Year

My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band - it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun.

Love School Fun Just Because Jazz

I mean I would still love to be in Mel Brooks' movies; he's great.

Love Great Movies Mean Would Still

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