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Connie Willis quotes

American Writer December 31, 1945

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Management cares about only one thing. Paperwork. They will forgive almost anything else - cost overruns, gross incompetence, criminal indictments - as long as the paperwork's filled out properly. And in on time. Connie Willis
Connie Willis quote: "I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book."
I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book. Connie Willis
The entire range of human experience is present in a church choir, including, but not restricted to jealousy, revenge, horror, pride, incompetence (the tenors have never been on the right note in the entire history of church choirs, and the basses have never been on the right page), wrath, lust and existential despair. Connie Willis
Connie Willis quote: "And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary,..."
And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London. Connie Willis
No," I said finally."Slowness in Answering," she said into the handheld. "When's the last time you slept?"1940" I said promptly, which is the problem with Quickness in Answering. Connie Willis
The reason Victorian society was so restricted and repressed was that it was impossible to move without knocking something over. Connie Willis
I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia. Connie Willis
That's what the movies do. They don't entertain us, they don't send the message: 'We care.' They give us lines to say, they assign us parts: John Wayne, Theda Bara, Shirley Temple, take your pick. Connie Willis
Don't they know science doesn't work like that? You can't just order scientific breakthroughs. They happen when you are looking at something you've been working on for years and suddenly see a connection you never noticed before, or when you're looking for something else altogether. Sometimes they even happen by accident. Don't they know you can't get a scientific breakthrough just because you want one? Connie Willis
People will buy anything at jumble sales,' I said. 'At the Evacuated Children Charity Fair a woman bought a tree branch that had fallen on the table. Connie Willis
When you're a writer, the question people always ask you is, "Where do you get your ideas?" Writers hate this question. It's like asking Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen, "Where do you get your leeches?" You don't get ideas. Ideas get you. Connie Willis
What's Management up to?" I whispered to Bennett."My guess is a new acronym," he whispered. "Departmental Unification Management Business." He wrote down the ltters on his legal pad. "D.U.M.B. Connie Willis
Connie Willis quote: "Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious..."
Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious and everybody gets the point. Connie Willis
Management is proving beyond a shadow of a doubt they don't have enough to do," she murmured back. "So they've invented a new acronym. Connie Willis
Why do only the awful things become fads? I thought. Eye-rolling and Barbie and bread pudding. Why never chocolate cheesecake or thinking for yourself? Connie Willis

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