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Letter "J" » James Lee Burke Quotes
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«There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«The story of Ulysses and Agamemnon and Menelaus, of Jesus, of the Good Knight of Chaucer, lives in every one of us.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«Every artist knows that at some point the gift he has will eventually be made manifest. He will, at some point, see the work he has done improve the lives of others around him. But I think every artist also realizes that time will go away from him, too. Success is a fickle companion.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me.»
Author: James Lee Burke
«We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.»
Author: James Lee Burke
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