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"Revolutions are born of hope."

"Revolutions are born of hope."

Crane Brinton, American Historian

24

"I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror."

"I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Work, Progress, Horror, Now

37

"In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!"

"In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!"

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Experience, Funny, Thought, First

35

"Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food."

"Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Food, Husbdiversity, Restaurants

42

"My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted."

"My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Family, Childhood, May

32

"My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove."

"My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Family, Dad, Winning, Writer

35

"My mother is an office manager, my father a professor of economics and financial planner."

"My mother is an office manager, my father a professor of economics and financial planner."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Management, Manager, Mother, Father, Financial

32

"There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against me, all about how disgusting and terrible I am and how no one should ever read my books, and it's not enough for them to hate me, they can't stand the fact that ANYONE likes me!"

"There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against me, all about how disgusting and terrible I am and how no one should ever read my books, and it's not enough for them to hate me, they can't stand the fact that ANYONE likes me!"

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Time, People, Books, Fact

29

"In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long."

"In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Body, Right, School, Testing

32

"Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction."

"Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Food, Fiction, Liquor

37

"I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years."

"I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Death, Draft, First, Years

41

"In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other."

"In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Literature, France, Influence, Road, Writer

32

"I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies."

"I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Movies, Effect, Fiction, Film

31

"I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer."

"I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

32

"I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras."

"I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Food, People, Day, Public

38

"And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it."

"And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Authenticity, Name, Reason, Want

31

"I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job."

"I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Commercialism, Day, Job, Project, Writing

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"I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home."

"I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Home, Husbpeople, Liquor

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"This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex."

"This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

Sex, Being, Liquor, Old

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"Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity."

"Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity."

Vera Brittain, English Writer

Politics, Expression

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"There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see."

"There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see."

Vera Brittain, English Writer

Beauty, May, Reward, Will

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"The world has always gone through periods of madness so as to advance a bit on the road to reason."

"The world has always gone through periods of madness so as to advance a bit on the road to reason."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

Progress, Madness, Reason, Road, World

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"What's important is promising something to the people, not actually keeping those promises. The people have always lived on hope alone."

"What's important is promising something to the people, not actually keeping those promises. The people have always lived on hope alone."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

People, Hope, Promises

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"Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part."

"Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

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"One who hates is a man holding a magnifying-glass, and when he hates someone, he knows precisely that person's surface, from the soles of his feet all the way up to each hair on the hated head."

"One who hates is a man holding a magnifying-glass, and when he hates someone, he knows precisely that person's surface, from the soles of his feet all the way up to each hair on the hated head."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

Hatred, Feet, Hair, Man

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"No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness."

"No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

Death, Soul, Impression

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"Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves."

"Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves."

Hermann Broch, German Writer

Information, Man, Wishes

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"Eventually the story would spill over into the regular media."

"Eventually the story would spill over into the regular media."

David Brock, American Author

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"I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media."

"I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media."

David Brock, American Author

Conservative, Media

43

"It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth."

"It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth."

David Brock, American Author

Truth, Democracy, Journalism, Pen

43

"You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn't matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking about the ad, some of which have a political reason for promoting it."

"You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn't matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking about the ad, some of which have a political reason for promoting it."

David Brock, American Author

Reason, Talking

44

"When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed."

"When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Family, Dad, Animals, Bed, Running

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"We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat."

"We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Attention, Radical

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"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time."

"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

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"Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive."

"Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

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"If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged."

"If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Time, Successful, Challenge

25

"I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing."

"I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Competition

27

"Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect."

"Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Life, Battle, Want

23

"Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office."

"Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office."

David Broder, American Journalist

Office, Presidency, Years

37

"For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes."

"For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes."

David Broder, American Journalist

Time, War, History, Americans

31

"Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids."

"Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids."

David Broder, American Journalist

Care, Tax, Kids, Priorities

33

"Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain."

"Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain."

Fawn M. Brodie, American Author

Teaching, Cooking, Housework

49

"Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense."

"Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense."

Fawn M. Brodie, American Author

Life, Character, Curiosity, Suspense

30

"A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both."

"A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both."

Fawn M. Brodie, American Author

Friendship, Politics, Power, Passion

38

"This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over."

"This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Identity, Mind, Speech

40

"In New York one lives in the moment rather more than Socrates advised, so that at a party or alone in your room it will always be difficult to guess at the long term worth of anything."

"In New York one lives in the moment rather more than Socrates advised, so that at a party or alone in your room it will always be difficult to guess at the long term worth of anything."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Party, Will, Worth

38

"It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years."

"It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Family, Sister, Adoption, End, Saying

55

"It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do."

"It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Death, Church, Earth, Light

42

"It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself."

"It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

55

"Me, my literary reputation is mostly abroad, but I am anchored here in New York. I can't think of any other place I'd rather die than here."

"Me, my literary reputation is mostly abroad, but I am anchored here in New York. I can't think of any other place I'd rather die than here."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Location, Literary, Reputation

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