Barry Eisler Quotes

I've loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It's probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read.

Barry Eisler

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LoveLovedYouBadWriteKid

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.

Jim Gaffigan

PeopleFindKnowLittleCarrySome

Manic depression is a type of depression, technically, and it's the opposite of uni-polar. Manic depression is also called bi-polar disorder. Some people don't like to call it that because they think it makes it sound too nice, when the reality is if you have manic-depression you have manic-depression.

Andy Behrman

DepressionPeopleThinkRealityYou

I'd like my children to learn that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and that when you make a decision to do something like pursuing the Olympics, like I have, it needs to be a family affair.

Melanie Roach

FamilyChildrenDecisionMindLearn

I once choked on a chip at a friend's birthday when I was seven and had to be sent home, as I'd broken my collarbone coughing.

Stella Young

BirthdayFriendHomeBrokenSeven

I never knew how to do anything before I did it, really.

Spike Jonze

NeverAnythingKnewDidHowBefore

I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book, but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls growing up reading books they were absent from. That was my experience as a child. 'Children of Blood and Bone' is a chance to address that. To say you are seen.

Tomi Adeyemi

ChildrenExperienceChildGrowing Up

It's better to play negative lead roles than portray just any other character on the show.

Roop Durgapal

CharacterNegativeBetterPlayLead

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

Ruth Benedict

EyesManWorldThinkingLooksSet

Literature is a far more ancient and viable thing than any social formation or state. And just as the state interferes in literature, literature has the right to interfere in the affairs of state.

Joseph Brodsky

LiteratureMoreRightSocialAncient

I like to interpret 'Call me a River', as if I'm saying, 'Now you're telling me you love me after all that, and I'm telling you to shove off.' That's my interpretation. But I would never 'say' that because somebody else might interpret the song in another way.

Diana Krall

LoveRiverMeSongSayingLove Me

All musicians and artists - we all got quirks that have to be put up with at certain times.

Dickey Betts

MusiciansUpGotArtistsCertain

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.

Christopher Darden

HopeWritingThinkWillBecomeMore

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