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- Nov 07, 2020
Good Quotes
Quotes on what it means to be good.
This page rounds up quotes using 'good' in different senses - the simplicity behind good mathematical solutions, the self-importance that can come with good intellectual work, and a wry line about baseball being kinder after retirement. Related pages include Good Luck Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are developing your style, you avoid weaknesses. I am not good at describing things, so I stay away from it. And if anyone is going to describe anything at all, it's going to be from the point of view of the character, because then I can use his voice, and his attitude will be revealed in the way he describes what he sees.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it sound too good. Just use your own voice. Use your own style of putting it down.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to be able to write five pages a day, every day, no problem. Now a good day is five or four pages, and that's from 9:30 A.M. until 6 P.M.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.
- Deep
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.
- Creative Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
One professor in college told me flat out I wasn't good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020