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Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

~Alice Mcdermott

Topics: Any Assumes Character Cliche Doubt Fiction Fiction Writer No Doubt Risk Runs Stereotype Stumbling Typical Who Writer

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For me, fashion is all about comfort. I know people say such cliche things all the time, but at the end of the day, you should wear what looks good on you.

~Amruta Khanvilkar

Topics: About Cliche Comfort Day End End Of The Day Fashion Good Know Looks Me People People Say Say Should Things Time Wear You

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Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. They're all full of subtext, and some of them are cliche and overused and vernacular. They're tricky. All I can say is, words are tricky.

~Andrew Bird

Topics: Capacity Cliche Deception Full Honest Just Melodies Only Say Some Subtext Them Tricky Vernacular Words I Can

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If what you're writing is genuine, regardless of whether it sounds cliche or people wouldn't necessarily think it's the most brilliant metaphor in the world, it's always important to be genuine with what you're writing; at least, that's how I feel.

~Andy Biersack

Topics: Always Brilliant Cliche Feel Genuine How Important Least Metaphor Most Necessarily People Regardless Sounds Think Whether World Writing You I Feel

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It's so cliche, but I love the feeling you get from improv that anything can happen. The audience is already accepting that there are no props or costumes or furniture, so the performers can be anywhere doing anything; cut from underground to space, and it doesn't matter.

~Andy Daly

Topics: Accepting Anything Anywhere Audience Cliche Costumes Cut Doing Feeling Furniture Get Happen Improv Love Matter Performers Props Space Underground You I Love

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The cliche that comics always use is that whatever is happening in the news is 'the gift that keeps on giving.' I always thought that was a bunch of nonsense.

~Andy Kindler

Topics: Always Bunch Cliche Comics Gift Giving Happening Keeps News Nonsense Thought Use Whatever

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It's a funny thing about being raised Catholic and then going to Catholic schools with nuns - the cliche about the mean nun was not what I had at all. They were very, very smart, devoted individuals.

~Ann Dowd

Topics: About Being Catholic Catholic Schools Cliche Devoted Funny Funny Thing Going Had Individuals Mean Nun Nuns Raised Schools Smart Then Thing Very Were

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Playing the misunderstood character has been really interesting to me. But I think after too long, that also becomes a little bit of a cliche. Or that's all you're expected to do. I didn't want that to be the totality of what my career was.

~Anne Dudek

Topics: After Also Becomes Been Bit Career Character Cliche Expected Interesting Little Little Bit Long Me Misunderstood Playing Really Think Too Totality Want You I Think

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When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Afraid Although Become Bit Cliche Eating Like Shopping

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Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad.

~Aravind Adiga

Topics: Audience Clean Cliche Collect Corrupt Dad Dishonest First First Thing Grin Hear Honest India Indians Mock Money People Politician Politicians Regard Relentlessly Seeking Silent Sons Supposedly Suspicion Tend The First Thing Thing Who

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