"My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery – which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove."
― Poppy Z. Brite
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- "Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food."
- "Some of the food in Liquor is food I’ve really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction."
- "I like visiting people’s homes on Saint Joseph’s Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public – I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras."
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- "My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain’t fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson."― Bubba Watson
- "My dad told us up front, ‘Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it’s your decision.’"― Peyton Manning
- "Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe."― Ted Nugent