Eric Jerome Dickey quotes

I'm just trying to write a good story, strictly from imagination. People just think it's random, they don't see the rewriting, phrasing of characters, choosing the words, bringing the world to light in which the characters live in. That creates an illusion that this is real. (Eric Jerome Dickey)
For a lot of people, becoming an author is a change in occupation... they are coming from something that totally has nothing to do with this. If they are expecting to come into a room full of people praising them, then they are in the wrong place. View quote
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As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
It's impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you hear about your name being on the bestsellers list, but it doesn't really mean anything. Like, really, what does that translate to? View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
the only perfect people are dead people, because their the only ones who can't make mistakes! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
I want those young whipper-snappers to know that in days past we actually used to kill trees and make those things called books. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
love is a mental illness, an obsessive-compulsive disorder romanticized! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
marriage is when a man stops disappointing many women and focuses on disappointing one! View quote
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changing horses doesn't mean the ride'll get any better! (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Every man kills the things that he loves. Some with a look, some with flattery, the coward with a kiss. View quote
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It's scary telling someone you care about, someone you love who you really are. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they've signed over the rights to their book. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
can't blame a man for being human when human is all he'll ever be! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
You want to put a band-aid on something that needs stitches. View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
no expectations, no disappointments! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
wisdom ain't seeing what's in your face, but recognizing what's about to come! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
hate isn't healthy, it damages the hater more than the one who's hated! View quote
Eric Jerome Dickey
We tried it again and it didn't work out. Sour milk is always sour milk. When something goes bad it stays bad. You don't put sour milk in the refrigerator one day, and take it out the next and expect it to taste sweet. View quote
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