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I don't think anything I've written has been done in under six or eight drafts. Usually it takes me a few years to write a book. 'World's Fair' was an exception. It seemed to be a particularly fluent book as it came. I did it in seven months. I think what happened in that case is that God gave me a bonus book.

~E. L. Doctorow

Topics: Anything Been Bonus Book Came Case Did Done Drafts Eight Exception Fair Few Fluent Gave God Happened Me Months Particularly Seemed Seven Six Takes Think World Write Written Years I Think

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Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus.

~Elizabeth Pena

Topics: American Best Bonus Captures Director European Every Every Time Face Find Hire Like Looks More Perform Person Role Spirit Tend Time Whether Work

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I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

~Esther Williams

Topics: Allowed Bonus Cents Cost Counted Day Earn Five Job Lunchtime Order Pool Swim Took Towels Wet

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If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Anything Bonus Just Life Out Since Start Then Tragic View You

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My synesthesia is mostly gone - it was a much bigger factor when I was a kid. But having no depth perception is a bonus when you're trying to lay out flat images and describe them to an artist - flat is all I see.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Artist Bigger Bonus Depth Describe Factor Flat Gone Having Images Kid Lay Mostly Much Out Perception See Them Trying You I See

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If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus.

~Geddy Lee

Topics: Actually Big Bonus Chemistry Compelling Find Magical Make Music Some You

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We still go to nonfiction for content. And if it's well-written, that's a bonus. But we don't often talk about the nonfiction work of art. That's what I'm very interested in.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: About Art Bonus Content Go Interested Nonfiction Often Still Talk Very Well-Written Work

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Since I had cancer I've realised that every day is a bonus.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Bonus Cancer Day Every Every Day Had Realised Since

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We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.

~George Saunders

Topics: Been Bonus Character Clients Convey Deciding Experience Guide Illusion Least Like Make Message More Often Order Our Paid Possible Purposely Something Steer Water You Your

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