“I do that with all of my characters. They have one of the flaws I have, and I zero in on that flaw.” Quote by Benjamin Alire Saenz
“I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.” ThinkingWritingBookWork OutWriting A Book Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“We have this huge discourse on family in this country, but no one deconstructs it the same way. People talk about "the American family." The right wing has this thing - Focus on the Family. What the hell is that? I don't want to just discuss the issues - I want family to be a real part of the character of the novels I write, and I don't like to write things that feel like issue books.” PeopleWritingBookRealCountryCharacterNovelHellFocusRight Wing Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“Absent parents aren't abusive per se. They're neglectful. They love in a very imperfect way. There are parents like that, and they do love their daughters and sons, but they're not parents in the way that we might think of it.” ThinkingParentSonDaughterImperfectAbusive Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“I'm an ex-Catholic priest. I have such a complex relationship to Catholicism. On the one hand, if I called myself a Catholic it would have to be a very unorthodox one, as I just don't believe all of the teachings of the Church. But on the other hand, I'm an educated man because the Catholic Church educated me. It gave me something that is really important to me. So I always think about my faith. I always have it, and sometimes I can't talk about it, and sometimes I can. I am like an adolescent in that way. Teens are asking questions: who is God and what does it mean to have faith?” ThinkingMenBelieveMeanImportantSometimesChurchTeachingCatholicEducatedCatholicismHave Faith Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“Young men and women come of age when they look at their parents and see them not only as their parents but as people. They gain a lot of compassion, and it's easier to accept their flaws.” PeopleMenAgeParentCompassionAcceptingMen And WomenFlaws Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“It's a complex thing when you're writing a novel, because so much of it is conscious and planned and deliberate, and so much of it is not, and it has to be a dance between the conscious and the unconscious. I bring my best instincts to my work. For instance - and I come by this naturally, or I think I do - I am a very good judge of character.” ThinkingWritingCharacterNovelJudgingConsciousInstinctVery GoodUnconscious Author:Benjamin Alire Saenz
“It was clear to me that the White House's solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he conducts politics, in which he places himself and his family above the law, I wouldn't have considered that possible. And on top of that there is this reduction of complex political decisions to 140 characters. When it comes to a U.S. president, I consider the reduction of politics to a tweet to be truly dangerous. Trump is a risk to his country and the entire world.” WorldCountryCharacterPoliticalPresidentDecisionRiskDangerousAtmosphereSolemnTweetAbove The LawNepotism140 Character Author:Martin Schulz
“At the end of the day, men like Donald Trump need to be given that which they themselves dispense: clear messages. I would confront him as clearly and explicitly as possible. It is not only the right, but also the duty, of the leader of a German government to do that.” MenLeaderDuty Author:Martin Schulz
“Trump believes politics is a staged fight. But it is not. Still, clear words are sometimes needed in politics. In that sense, I believe I am better than Mrs. Merkel.” BelieveSometimesFightingI Believe Author:Martin Schulz
“You're limited to one image, but you can have 50 audio tracks. It's something you'd be foolish not to experiment with. So I'm also very interested in sound that happens offscreen. I think that's a way to expand the scope of the movie. And it's all very planned out from the script stage. For me, sound design is a major part of the narrative. I think that's what makes working with certain people on the producer level difficult.” PeopleThinkingDifficultDesignTrackFoolishProducers Author:Ti West