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Posted on April 21, 2013 by maedez

“The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn’t thought about. At that moment he’s alive and you leave it to him.”-Graham Greene

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jcckeith on April 21, 2013 at 11:27 am said:

Loved this!

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- maedez on April 22, 2013 at 9:27 am said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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Shannon Patrice on April 21, 2013 at 7:48 pm said:

Reblogged this on S. P. Doherty Writes and commented:
Quotes like these bring me back to high school and college, only now I’m thinking, “Yeah, those guys really knew what they were doing.” Thankyous to the “oldies but goodies” that paved the way for us future writers, heres to the greatest of inspirations!

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silverscreenings on April 21, 2013 at 8:53 pm said:

Yes, that is true!

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- maedez on April 22, 2013 at 9:24 am said:
  
  Isn’t it, though?
  
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flyingchanges on April 22, 2013 at 5:39 am said:

Ah! I’ve got that as the epigram for my latest finished novel. This came a close second:

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Advice to Writers

Great! It’s A SIGN. !

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- maedez on April 22, 2013 at 9:16 am said:
  
  It MUST BE a sign! That second quote is great, too.
  
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teamgloria on April 25, 2013 at 10:55 pm said:

*shivers*

yes.

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- maedez on May 1, 2013 at 10:02 am said:
  
  It is so true, isn’t it?
  
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