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When I sat down to write I just felt like a geek writing about myself. And then it dawned on me, just because of the way I am, I can't stop talking, and part of the problem is that anything that gets said reminds me of something that happened to me one time, and invariably I cut people off and talk about myself. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#am #anything #because #cut #dawned

People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since they cannot include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that. ↗

— Anthony Powell

#biography #cannot #case #circumstance #conceivable

Some people accuse the new generation of being ignorant, maybe ignorant for the old generation, but it's a new language. ↗

— Domenico Dolce

#being #generation #ignorant #language #maybe

You can't build a plot out of jokes. You need tragic relief. And you need to let people know that when a lot of frightened people are running around with edged weaponry, there are deaths. Stupid deaths, usually. I'm not writing 'The A-Team' - if there's a fight going on, people will get hurt. Not letting this happen would be a betrayal. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#betrayal #build #deaths #edged #fight

The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics. ↗

— Orson Pratt

#every #form #general #god #government

A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#business #concert #concerts #crowd #electricity

There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did. ↗

— John Prescott

#carrying #connect #did #electorate #happened

On my US tour maybe three out of 30 shows there was an Elvis impersonator in the crowd but that's it. I usually get younger fans, and those that come that are of an older generation end up walking out because it's too loud. ↗

— Lisa Marie Presley

#come #crowd #elvis #end #fans

I think if you play music and you join a scene you're already too late. ↗

— Joshua Homme

#i #i think #join #late #music

As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs. ↗

— Alan Price

#attitudes #band #being #commercial #concept