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"Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity."
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"I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star."
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"Fame is neither something to value nor to view as a threat."
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"Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
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"I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you really are. Of course, if you are not a great person, it's better to be famous. But if you have greatness, it's better to not be famous."
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"Back then: to be regarded as well-known, one had to be great. Today: to be regarded as great, one has to be well-known."
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"Regis and I were inducted into the original Bronx Walk of Fame."
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"She was one of those people who are famous beyond their actual achievement."
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"Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead."
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"Heroes don't have friends, they have fans."
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"He wants as many victors as possible for the cameras to follow in the Capitol. Thinks it makes for better television.""Are you and Beetee going?" I ask."As many young and attractive victors as possible," Haymitch corrects himself. "So, no. We'll be here."
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"I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection."
Creativity
"He left the drapes open, watched the lights of the cars and of the fast food joints through the window glass, comforted to know there was another world out there, one he could walk to anytime he wanted."
Life
"This was beyond a joke. This had moved beyond foolishness, slipped over the line into genuine 24 karat Jesus-Christ-I-fucked-up-bigtime territory."
Humor
"The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire and comes to life on the page, and suddenly it all makes sense and you know what it's about and why you're doing it and what these people are saying and doing, and you get to feel like both the creator and the audience. Everything is suddenly both obvious and surprising and it's magic and wonderful and strange."
Art
"Can't say I've ever been too fond of beginnings, myself. Messy little things. Give me a good ending anytime. You know where you are with an ending."
Life
"This is a roadside attraction,' said Wednesday. 'One of the finest. Which means it is a place of power."
Power
"I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe."
Writing
"Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism."
Fantasy
"I was not so old that I would deny my own senses."
Awareness
"There are three things, and three things only, that can lift the pain of mortality and ease the ravages of life, said Spider. "These things are wine, women and song"..."Curry's nice too" pointed out Fat Charlie."
Life
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