Edward Abbey
Related teacher:"I'm teacher, not because i want to teach children something. I am teacher just because I li... MY TEACHER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES TED DEKKER My first novel took almost six years to sell and was rejected 37 times in the interim, and then fina... DANIEL HANDLER I advise all my novel students to write in the company of 'Veronica Mars.' ANDREA SEIGEL I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My d... JOY FIELDING THOMAS HELM MARTIN AMIS There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real pol... TREVOR PHILLIPS CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. E. O. WILSON TED RALL TEJU COLE My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way. DONALD MCKAY JANE AUSTEN Only write what inspires you to write. If nothing inspires you write, anyhow. Something might come u... A.J. CHILSON abundant feeling of your presence in front of Allah is enjoy full solitude state where you are in bo... M.I.SHAIKH MY SELF It's raining spiders, seriously. Maybe that's a bad sign. MY MORNING JACKET At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos MY MORNING JACKET You go up there and it's just this amazing place on top of a mountain, MY MORNING JACKET AKHIL SHARMA JO NESBO ASHWIN SANGHI I'm excited just to start my new novel, BRAD MELTZER If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have r... NANCY HORAN One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read &... RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH DON DELILLO I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of ... J. A. JANCE I can write ten or twelve screenplays in the time it takes me to write one novel. This allows me to ... BENJAMIN PERCY NEIL GAIMAN Just as I could tell you about my first Andre Norton novel or my first L'Engle or my first Asimo... PAMELA DEAN JOYCE CAROL OATES ALAN MOORE JEFFREY EUGENIDES I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in ... JESS WALTER CHARLES STROSS I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. Bu... JOHN ASTIN DAVID BERGEN BRIE LARSON DAVID BERGEN JOHN MILTON The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on i... UTADA HIKARU JOAN D. VINGE BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH ANNE TYLER I write a ridiculous number of drafts. The characters change and grow through the drafting, and my u... ROBERT BOSWELL ALASTAIR CAMPBELL My first book was the most successful debut novel in the U.K. ever and every one of my books has rea... KATHY REICHS SALVADOR DALí TONI MORRISON GEORGE SAUNDERS My second novel began after my family moved from New York City to North Carolina, and I watched my s... KAREN BENDER I can shoot off my big mouth and write my shows and run my shows, and I can recognize how lucky I am... JENJI KOHAN One of my desert island books, 'The Leopard' is not so much a novel as a eulogy for a way of... RUTH WARE Music is my life. ROBERT ILER GLORIA SWANSON PATRICK NESS Lunar Park came out of wanting to write a Stephen King novel. In 1989, I wanted to write two genre n... BRET ELLIS BRET EASTON ELLIS In my novel, 'First Blood,' Rambo died. In the films, he lives. DAVID MORRELL Music is a job, but I figured out ways to get my mind into a place where I could be creative. I actu... FLUME JANE SMILEY Dark circles under my eyes sink deeper and deeper into my skull, in contrast to my pale skin there i... DEE REMY I have used Lenovo since I wrote my first novel. My old laptop broke, so I bought a new one, but sti... OKKY MADASARI EDMUND WHITE ANNE TYLER GENE WOLFE Grab the little finger of my right hand and grip all my fingers, all my body in one sole and eternal... MARIANA FULGER When I'm writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot o... RUTH OZEKI In my third novel there is an actual black hole that swallows everything you love. JONATHAN LETHEM E.M. FORSTER I originally wrote 'The Martian' as a free serial novel, posting one chapter at a time to my... ANDY WEIR To have the knowledge that would make my father proud is a gift that has not been handed to me on a ... GARY F EVANS... The untented Kosmos my abode, R.L.S. JERRY SPINELLI My name is Abbey. And I'm in love with a ghost. JESSICA VERDAY BEN ELTON Music is my life. It is sacred. JIMMY CHAMBERLIN I wrote my first novel, 'Deadline,' in 1994 as an experiment. RANDY ALCORN ROBERT CECIL DAY-LEWIS CECIL DAY-LEWIS JULIA GLASS When sorrow knocks at your door, tell it you're busy finding happiness. SARU SINGHAL F. SCOTT FITZGERALD My first job was to run a concessions cart. Later, I found a position at the Pacific Film Archive. T... MONA SIMPSON I'm the most Failure Model of My parents activities SATHESH KUMAR M DWAYNE JOHNSON One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car. ED BEGLEY, JR. JOSEPH SMITH, JR. DAVID GERROLD I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart. TAIYE SELASI BENJAMIN DISRAELI JOJO MOYES My work is less violent because we tend to write what we want to read... and I'm not that intere... ANN CLEEVES As the sweaty, alcohol fuming bodies press in on me from all directions I decide that my ideal of a ... RITA STRADLING Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you... SAMANTHA SHANNON ELLEN DEGENERES VINCENT VAN GOGH First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If... C. DAY LEWIS
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ABBEY CLANCY But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if someb... ABBEY LINCOLN There are men and women still on the streets, and that's all they are saying Can you spare a qua... ABBEY LINCOLN I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and... ABBEY LINCOLN I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and i... ABBEY LINCOLN I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes... ABBEY LINCOLN I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we did... ABBEY LINCOLN Scholl Velvet Smooth Express Pedi is just great. You get yourself in a hot bath to soften up your sk... ABBEY CLANCY My favourite smell on a man is Lynx and Marc Jacobs. ABBEY CLANCY My mum had four kids on her own, so if I had one kid with one nanny and not a full-time job, it woul... ABBEY CLANCY I don't have to worry about the obvious things like money. ABBEY CLANCY I love to read, and I love Martina Cole. ABBEY CLANCY Leather pants are my guilty fashion pleasure. I have at least 10 pairs in navy, red, white, dusty pi... ABBEY CLANCY I honestly don't diet or work out regularly. I'm just always running around - you'll nev... ABBEY CLANCY I always take my make-up off before bed. ABBEY CLANCY I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror... ABBEY CLANCY My mum taught me to always make sure you protect your skin with SPF. I always make sure I put my St.... ABBEY CLANCY I think it's important to keep your own identity when you've got a baby. ABBEY CLANCY When I'm doing my own makeup, I just stick to a bit of black liner, some blush and a nude glossy... ABBEY CLANCY I always have my Laura Mercier foundation and concealer with me, and I love the Rimmel Kate Moss lip... ABBEY CLANCY I've got no interest in football. My brother's a footballer, too, and I was dragged to the f... ABBEY CLANCY I was already in a band, and the teachers called my mum in and said: 'Abbey's so clever, it&... ABBEY CLANCY I'd always had quite a privileged lifestyle, to be honest. I've never wanted for anything, b... ABBEY CLANCY Fashion definitely has the power to change the world. ABBEY CLANCY For a lot of people, it's a massive deal to be on the front row at Fashion Week and look perfect... ABBEY CLANCY Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work. ABBEY CLANCY Originally, I wanted a pop career and formed a girl-band 'Genie Queen' managed by Andy McClu... ABBEY CLANCY I'm not vain - I just love make-up and dressing up. ABBEY CLANCY No one can complain about earning good money, but for me, it's being able to help my family out,... ABBEY CLANCY I never go wild with nails. ABBEY CLANCY The one product I can't live without is my mascara. I'm addicted to long eyelashes and think... ABBEY CLANCY I love doing girly stuff with my mum or with Sophia. I took Sophia and a couple of her friends to th... ABBEY CLANCY There's nothing to scream about because in America we're all one blanket, everybody feels the same w... ABBEY LINCOLN There are men and women still on the streets, and that's all they are saying Can you spare a quarter... ABBEY LINCOLN It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke Ellin... ABBEY LINCOLN I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the tr... ABBEY LINCOLN I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't ... ABBEY LINCOLN I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes. ABBEY LINCOLN But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody want... ABBEY LINCOLN I'd love to have more kids. I'm one of four, and I've always dreamed of having a huge fa... ABBEY CLANCY LYNN ABBEY LYNN ABBEY My mum used Avon Skin So Soft oil when I was younger. She would have a bath, and then the smell used... ABBEY CLANCY I'm from a normal household. I haven't always had millions to spend on creams and clothes. I... ABBEY CLANCY My natural hair is jet black. I used to have it down to my bum. And I went through a phase of being ... ABBEY CLANCY It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke E... ABBEY LINCOLN LYNN ABBEY LYNN ABBEY LYNN ABBEY After I left that, I wanted to continue programming films, so I started the Jewish film festival. JOSHUA ABBEY All are unique films that you will not likely see anywhere else. JOSHUA ABBEY It gives them an incentive to market the film aggressively to their constituents. Then they can use ... JOSHUA ABBEY The film created a huge buzz at Cannes. Few people realize that Natalie Portman is Jewish and that s... JOSHUA ABBEY I culled the cream of the crop. JOSHUA ABBEY Scope is a pox on humanity. It's corrupted the market. DOUG ABBEY They want other branches and roots to flourish. I actually take this as a sign of Delta's commitment... DOUG ABBEY Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners. DOUG ABBEY Mergers are a nightmare. I'm sure everybody has thought about it but half of the reason that airline... DOUG ABBEY If you don't value what you have, you're sure to lose it. DEAR ABBEY Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don't live up to the expecta... DEAR ABBEY Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores it's called partnership. DEAR ABBEY If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. DEAR ABBEY Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores  it's c... 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My mind is killing me”
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A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.
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