#ant

I didn't want to have braces when I was a kid and I'm pretty sure my dad didn't want to pay for them. ↗

— Jessica Pare

#dad #i #kid #pay #pretty

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#i #novel #publish #time #turned

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#ghost #had #i #long #long time

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#book #decided #pursue #relationship #see

If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

#get #going #me #other #parents

I had achieved the most important things in my life when I married Joan and had the sons. Given the choice between Joan and the boys, and being a writer, I world give up being a writer without a blink. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

#being #between #blink #choice #give

When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

#attempt #bold #considered #desperate #generally

If that's the way the game is played, I don't want to play anymore. ↗

— Joyce DeWitt

#game #i #play #played #want

I never expected to be anybody important. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#expected #i #important #never

Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. ↗