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No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevi

No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isnt yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words. – Roddy Doyle

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Schools dont really allow failure and yet its a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. – Roddy Doyle

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Failure
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Roddy Doyle
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When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself – am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do. – Roddy Doyle

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It was a great experience for a kid, because it was a bunch of kids playing on pirate ships and water slides, so looking back on it, it was the fondest experience of my childhood. – Corey Feldman

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Performing is a profound experience, at least for me. – James Taylor

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I wouldnt say Im a method actor. I do research when I feel I dont have enough experience for the part Im playing. – Tim Robbins

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It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone. – Bryant H. McGill

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As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no. – John Donne

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I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen. – Martin Luther

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