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"I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past."
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"Whether you need to remember the past or not, It changes nothing but gives the best choice for the future that makes You always to remember your past."
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"The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens."
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"What is past is prologue."
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"I've had a pilot every single year that didn't sell for the past four years, that'll smack you in the back of the head. I had a really good one last year; I wouldn't have done the play in New York if I had gotten that one."
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"What was the point of spying if you couldn't keep it a secret?"
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"I'm really obsessed with the past."
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"I found with this record I had to really be strong-willed, because in the past I've tended to tinker and add a thing or take a thing away, and nearly always been wrong."
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"In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen."
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"The West is dead... you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her."
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"The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost."
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"Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."
God
"Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback."
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"I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me."
Nature
"I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow."
Will
"I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point."
Hate
"I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips."
Fire
"I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."
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"What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has."
Effect
"The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?"
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"Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title."
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