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"But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices."
Time
"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."
Ideas
"If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't."
First
"Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities."
Being
"I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it."
Fiction
"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."
Job
"All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice."
Style
"I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice."
Voice
"I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long."
Hope
"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."
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"A full, rich drawing style is a drawback."
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Personal Development
"In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing."
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Personal Development
"The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style."
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Personal Development
"However strange your style may seem to others, never mind, because it is your style!"
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Personal Development
"Coco Chanel used to talk about wearing more than one string of pearls. Why wear one if you can wear two, or something to that effect. I think that one string of pearls is just fine. But that's because my pearls are black, hers were white."
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"He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college-age villain was wearing to Harvard this year."
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Personal Development
"A change in hairstyle gives a new look."
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Personal Development
"I am chic, sleek, and so unique."
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Personal Development
"Style is a sacred fashion."
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Personal Development
"When a girl feels that she's perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That's charm."
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