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It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that. ↗

— Ann Beattie

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While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people, as a writer I just think about the humorous aspects of these things - that's what keeps me going when I'm writing a story. ↗

— Ann Beattie

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I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target. ↗

— Ann Beattie

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I try to be careful to not just say it's a greatest hits show because we've also made efforts to keep people up to date so to speak because we continually write and record and put out albums. ↗

— Gerry Beckley

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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. ↗

— Thomas Beecham

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When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner." ↗

— William Bell

#couple #down #ears #everybody #first

He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet. ↗

— Aphra Behn

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I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs. ↗

— Adrian Belew

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I wear a lot of different hats - from writer to producer and artist. We all do 5 or 6 jobs, everything from creating our own graphic design to actually recording and the whole bit. ↗

— William Bell

#artist #bit #creating #design #different

I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

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