#par

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity. ↗

— Brian Aldiss

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It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter. ↗

— Brian Aldiss

#comparatively #creativity #easy #formulaic #generating

There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child. ↗

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

#admit #average #child #find #his

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#carolina #country #eastern #exception #i

When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny. ↗

— Ira Glass

#assume #effect #funny #i #just

The International Brigades and the British volunteers were, numerically, only a small part of the Republican forces, but nearly all had accepted the need for organization and order in civilian life. ↗

— Bill Alexander

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The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer. ↗

— Horatio Alger

#confession #fasting #himself #night #passing

Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

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When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

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My parents wanted me to go to law school. ↗

— Sasha Alexander

#law #law school #me #parents #school