Maggie Shayne Quotes

Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.

Maggie Shayne

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RomanticJobEffortBookBetter

One of the best experiences of my life was shooting 'Gossip Girl' in Paris. To be there with your actors and crew was completely surreal.

Stephanie Savage

LifeGirlBestMy LifeGossipParis

I really love Adina Porter.

Rutina Wesley

LoveReallyPorter

There was a time when Vader and I had a main event Pay-Per-View match, back in 1993 at Halloween Havoc, and I firmly thought that it was going to be the biggest match of my career and that everything after would just be going downhill.

Mick Foley

TimeThoughtBackCareerEverything

I was always told that I'd have to do a movie with a white guy in order to get the money. That's the way it was. That made me feel that I should have chosen some other profession, so I could have gotten my just deserts.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

MoneyMeFeelWhiteWayAlways

The whole musical institution of the church involves a lot of different styles of communication at the same time. Things like call and response. Sometimes they use the music to pray and work things out. And there's so much repetition in gospel, it's like churning butter.

Lizz Wright

WorkCommunicationMusicTimeChurch

I did a lot of violent junk just because I needed the money - alimony movies, you might call them - and then I decided to start turning down the junk scripts and wait for something better, no matter how long.

Jason Robards

MoneyWaitStartBetterLongYou

A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community.

Jon Jones

CommunityFocusSchoolTeamCoach

I think the thing about it is when you grow up in Chicago there's such a thing as putting on airs, you know? And you just learn not to put on airs. Don't act like, 'Oh boy, I'm somebody.' They'll slap you down.

Bob Newhart

ThinkGrowLearnYouDownKnow

What doesn't kill you only makes your book longer.

Anthony Kiedis

BookYouOnlyYourLongerMakes

My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I do get the chance to write, it is like a stolen luxury, something clandestine and almost forbidden.

Anthony McCarten

TimeMyselfWritingChanceLuxury

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

Plautus

CriticismComplimentSincereEven

I can't rid myself of the feeling that war is a product of the male nature.

Svetlana Alexievich

NatureMyselfWarFeelingProduct

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