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Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#although #been #boat #feel #get

An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#author #best #feel #get #his

I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris. ↗

— Paris Hilton

#i #known #paris #want

Having grown up in Oklahoma when it was one of the last states which prohibited liquor, I grew up with War On Drugs, where every teenager knew who the bootleggers were. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#grew #grown #having #i #knew

How can you stop writing? ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#stop #writing #you

I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#anyone #i #i am #imagine #keep

I know what I write about seems exotic to a lot of people, but not for me. I pulled up to an old trading post and saw a few elderly Navajos sitting on a bench. I felt right at home. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#bench #elderly #exotic #felt #few

God knows, we don't want prayer. ↗

— Oliver North

#knows #prayer #want

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion. ↗

— Etty Hillesum

#amount #attempt #consequent #figures #greed

I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength. ↗

— Etty Hillesum

#i #i think #most #people #strength