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L. Sprague de Camp Quotes

In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.

L. Sprague de Camp

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 27, 1907 - November 6, 2000

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Detail Writing Plan Same Whole Some

A woman in Mexico wanted me to heal her. But I can't heal anybody. I just put my hand on her and said, 'Thank you for seeing the film.'

Jim Caviezel

Woman Me Thank You You Seeing Said

Everything I have is for sale. Material items are just things that pass through your hands that mean very little or nothing.

John Mellencamp

Hands Nothing Mean Everything Little

I try to turn off the TV and play with my kids as much as I can, and I always hope they're having as good a time as Mormon kids.

Robert Lopez

Good Hope Time I Can Play Try

All the people on the Flickr team are committed to what we're doing, which is to be the eyes of the world.

Stewart Butterfield

Eyes People Team World Doing Which

My core is grime. But I make all kinds of music. Take Picasso. He could paint whatever way he liked. He could do a little ting with a felt tip if he wanted to - it's still going to be a bad boy Picasso at the end.

Stormzy

Music End Bad Bad Boy Boy Way

I wanted to look at the upper-middle-class scene since the war, and in particular my generation's part in it. We had spent our early years as privileged members of a privileged class. How were we faring in the Age of the Common Man? How ought we to be faring?

Simon Raven

Age Man War Generation Look Early

In common with many who have a brain injury, I initially lost my confidence and felt very vulnerable, as if a protective layer of skin had been stripped away.

Maryam D'Abo

Confidence Brain Skin Lost Injury

There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn't respond to the needs and will of its people.

Michelle Bachelet

Growth People Democracy Will Mean

I'm not a pundit. I'm not an analyst. I don't want to participate in the existing debate that's going on about whether or not you should be able to have as many guns as you want to have or that guns are even the problem.

Michael Moore

Problem You Debate Want Guns Going

Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.

Mitch Daniels

Potential Results Teachers Kids Our

We were so limited on time for 'No Burden' that we didn't get to overthink anything. There was no going for the perfect take, or even going for three takes. It was kind of nice because what you're hearing is our first impulse.

Lucy Dacus

Time You Perfect Burden Nice Three

If Rihanna stripped it all down morally rather than with her clothes, perhaps we'd get closer to Nina Simone. She's talented, but all we want is to sing the truth. If Britney Spears was to sing closer to her heart, she might have been the new Bobby Gentry or Dolly Parton.

Lou Doillon

Truth Heart Clothes Down New Want