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Wally Lamb quotes

American Author October 17, 1950

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Wally Lamb quote: "Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my..."
Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book. Wally Lamb
It just wasn't for me, and anyway, those people were a lot more far gone than I was. More in my father's league than mine. I just cut back a little. Less beer and liquor, more jogging. I was fine. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention..."
Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words. Wally Lamb
Rosalie sat sideways in her chair, shaking from the laughter she was swallowing. I imagined myself drawing a gun from desk, taking aim, and killing her without so much as a quiver. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "Visualize your solutions. Picture an answer to the problem...."
Visualize your solutions. Picture an answer to the problem. Then make the picture real. Wally Lamb
However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously. Wally Lamb
I needed her to stop. Needed not to hear the pain in her voice--to see the way she was twisting the pocketbook strap. If she kept talking, she might break down and tell me everything. Wally Lamb
You're just catching me during one of my fallow periods, that's all. One of my compost years. I'm expecting a creative leap pretty soon now. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "As my early drawings warned me, where humans go, lions and..."
As my early drawings warned me, where humans go, lions and tidal waves follow. Wally Lamb
Once you left Easterly, you saw the world was full of these people: ticket sellers, snack bar clerks. They assumed they were better than you just because they knew their own routines. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "Fuck you, I said."Uh-oh. There's that angry word."
Fuck you, I said."Uh-oh. There's that angry word. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and..."
If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them. Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "What if I don’t like adventure? Then cultivate a taste for it...."
What if I don’t like adventure? Then cultivate a taste for it. Take a chance. That’s how you grow. Wally Lamb
The hair on your head affects people and is a testament to the world about who you are."- Bonnie Foreshaw (Tabatha Rowley's story) Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb quote: "She's got a certain feisty charm for a racist. Not to mention..."
She's got a certain feisty charm for a racist. Not to mention all those great dead-animal stories. Wally Lamb

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