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Donald McKay

"I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work."

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Amber Hurdle

"Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness."

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"Praise is the mode of love which always has some element of joy in it."

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"Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent."

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"Time is standing still. We are measuring ourselves by how far we are going."

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"There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do."

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"Life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future."

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"Minutes remain the same length whether they are held against the span of years or minutes themselves. Yet, when minutes are held against themselves, they seem so terribly brief. Therefore, we'd be wise to celebrate life before minutes are all that's left."

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Amber Hurdle

"Summer's lease hath all too short a date."

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Amber Hurdle

"Every single moment is your life, so enjoy the moment to enjoy your life fully."

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"I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!"

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"To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only."
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"Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes."
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"I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work."
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