The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes amateur assume flaw
My son died from cancer. My granddaughter died from cancer. I have a lot of reasons to think that reality is not a friendly neighborhood. And the stories that I tell distract me, and if I do the job right, they distract people from things that are happening to them that they wish had never happened. David Morrell cancerdiedistract share on social
My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty much the central theme running through my work. It's about people's awareness of how uncertain life can be and their trying to guard against that. David Morrell awarenesscentralguard share on social
One of the advantages of having gone to Penn State was having had a scholar for a mentor - Philip Young. Also, a professional writer named Philip Klass taught there. He was a science fiction writer whose pseudonym was William Tenn. As a professional writer, he brought wisdom to teaching because he'd done it for a living. David Morrell advantagebringfiction share on social
I knew I wanted to be an actress, but I hadn't ever really told anyone. I'd always got quite good grades, so people assumed I would go and do a 'normal' job. My dad took me to my first audition for drama school and picked me up without anyone knowing, really. Kimberley Nixon actressassumeaudition share on social
Jessie Wallace was the first time I erupted. She was late, she was young. She's not like that any more. I lost my temper. It was silly and I burst into tears and ran up to the producer. I said I had been terrible and amateur. Barbara Windsor amateurbursterupt share on social
I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have. Tyra Banks flawinsecuremail Change image and share on social