I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am. Authors want their names down in history; … - Mickey Spillane

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Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

Mickey Spillane

I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am. Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.

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The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.

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The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.

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Inspiration is an empty bank account.

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Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

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If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

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Justin Guarini

Success is like a high-rise building I'm on the first floor. There are a lot of people in the basement or the parking lot but I was lucky enough to have made it to the first floor and I'm looking to make it to the penthouse.

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Robbie Fowler

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

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Billy Dee Williams

Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with.

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Mindy Cohn

More teenagers go to movies or rent a tape of a movie than sit down and watch sitcoms on television.

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Nora Roberts

Abby: "You were great. I don't know what I'd have done without you. " Dylan: "You'd have done fine. That's one of the most intimidating things about you. " Abby: "Intimidating? Me?" Dylan: "It isn't easy for a man to get involved with a woman who's totally capable of handling anything that comes along. . . It isn't easy for a man to believe that there are woman who can not only do those things but enjoy them. . . [But] it's all natural for you isn't it? It's incredible.

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