Sidney Sheldon quotes - page 2

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better. (Sidney Sheldon)
If. A two-letter word for futility. View quote
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I'm sure that whatever changed is only temporary. It will change again. View quote
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God cannot take sides; for He is in all of us. We are all a part of Him, and when we try to destroy Him, we destroy ourselves. View quote
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Women's value has been under-recognized for far too long. View quote
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Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine. View quote
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I think people throughout the world identify with my characters. View quote
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I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader. View quote
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When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded. View quote
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I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others. View quote
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Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read 'Rage of Angels'. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures. (Sidney Sheldon)
Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise. View quote
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Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that. View quote
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In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process. View quote
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I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it. View quote
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What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out. View quote
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I love the freedom that the narrative form provides. View quote
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I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions. View quote
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I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history. View quote
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I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story. View quote
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The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live. (Sidney Sheldon)
The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books. View quote
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There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating. View quote
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When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours. View quote
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A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God. View quote
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