I’m nothing you can catch now. I am black powder, I am singe, I am the bomb that bursts the night.
A. M. HOMES
You really can’t write well if you’re thinking about what the reviewers might say.
More A. M. Homes Quotes
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I’m nothing you can catch now. I am black powder, I am singe, I am the bomb that bursts the night.
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People should pay more attention. Everyone wants attention, but no one wants to give attention.
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Was this the big one or was this the small tremor, the warning? Does it get better – does the sensation of being in a dream underwater go away?
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A lot of people get flipped out if you’re quiet. They say stuff like, What are you thinking? And if they don’t start interrogating you, they start talking, going on and on about stuff that’s totally irrelevant, and the silence gets so big and loud that it’s scary.
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I am very interested in loyalty, even if the person to whom one is loyal is flawed, criminal, or otherwise in the wrong.
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Sometimes you can do things for others that you can’t do for yourself.
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The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.
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I’m very interested in compassion – compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.
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If you don’t write the book you have to write, everything breaks.
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It’s my policy not to review funerals.
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You really can’t write well if you’re thinking about what the reviewers might say.
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I’d say our ability to supersize emotions are American-made special effects. In European countries, people mostly stay close to home and whatever rage there is simmers under the surface – it’s what made the plays of Shakespeare and Harold Pinter so good.
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It annoys the hell out of me when people say, This is the kitchen, and this is the bathroom. What am I, Helen Keller? I mean, it’s pretty obvious when you’re in a kitchen and when you’re not.
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Books tell you more about their owners than the owners do.
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