“One of the things that happens to people in grief is they secretly think they're crazy, because they realize they are thinking things that don't make sense.”
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“On the whole, I don't want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I'm doing ... I can't do it.”
“Of course, you always think about how it will be read. I always aim for a reading in one sitting.”
“I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.”
“If you want to understand what you're thinking, you kind of have to work it through and write it. And the only way to work it through, for me, is to write it.”
“Writing is always a way, for me, of coming to some sort of understanding that I can't reach otherwise.It forces you to think. It forces you to work the thing through. Nothing comes to us out of the blue, very easily.”
“You think you have some stable talent which will show no matter what you're writing, and if it doesn't seem to be getting across to the audience once, you can't imagine that moment when it suddenly will.”
“Novels are almost like music or poetry - they just come to me in simple sentences, whereas I think my pieces get more and more complex ever since I've started using a computer.”
“Sometimes an actor performs a character, but sometimes an actor just performs. With writing, I don't think it's performing a character, really, if the character you're performing is yourself. I don't see that as playing a role. It's just appearing in public.”
“People think I must have all these superstitions, but I don't. I use my batting gloves 'til they wear out. I broke four or five bats during the streak, and I didn't cry over any of them.”
“Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive.”
“Even when I'm nervous, I think I'm able to turn that nervous energy into strength.”
“I've had far more success than I ever expected. But I do think that a lot of successful artists have an aim to be successful, even if they don't outwardly sound like it. I never really expected success.”
“The first record I ever listened to was Elvis Presley, and I remember thinking, 'Man this guy is cool!' The swagger he had really helped my confidence, because he really made me think that a white boy could make music like this.”
“I think it is important to grow. Your fans are growing up with you whether you like it or not. You have to keep it fresh and exciting for them. You have to bring something new to the table each time.”
“Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative.”
“I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up.”
“I guess, as a conductor, one goes in and out of fashion. Your career starts with a bang, everyone thinks you're wonderful, and then with middle age, something happens and you go into the wilderness.”
“I think everyone should sell other people's stuff and their own stuff. I think everyone, almost everyone should mix those two business models.”
“I think there's two ways to make money online. One way is by selling other people's stuff, the other way is by selling your stuff.”