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Stephen King Author
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"Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to stop, and then I don't, what I've said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive."

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Stephen King Author
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"I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When you find something at which you have talent, you do that thing (what ever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes pop out of your head."

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Stephen King Author
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"Somebody asked Somerset Maugham about his place in the pantheon of writers, and he said, "I'm in the very front row of the second rate." I'm sort of haunted by that."

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Roland Smith Author
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"This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much."

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Susan Cain Author, Speaker
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"Do you really believe in what you said or wrote – in the thing that’s bringing criticism? And if I do believe it, I can withstand anything."

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Susan Sontag Essayist, Critic, Activist
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"A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing."

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Kadmi Cohen Artist
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"'I am that I am,' said the Eternal. The Eternal - it is the race. One in substance - undifferentiated. One in time - stable and eternal."

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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"He once told Allie and I that if he'd had to shoot anybody, he wouldn't've known which direction to shoot in. He said the Army was practically as full of bastards as the Nazis were."

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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"If I'd wanted this place to fill up with every fat Irish rose that passes by, I'd've said so."

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"Killed?" said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. "Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?" "Dumbledore," said Harry. "Snape killed... Dumbledore."

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"I knew I could do it all this time,” said Harry, “Because I'd already done it... does that make sense?"

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