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Using a first-person narrator is simply a matter of hearing the voice inside yourself.

~James Lee Burke

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There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.

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The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.

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When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.

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We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.

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I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me.

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Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game.

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Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single.

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You do it a day at a time. You write as well as you can, you put it in the mail, you leave it under submission, you never leave it at home.

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I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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