A Quote by John Grisham

I hate prologues because they're kind of gimmicks to suck you in.

John Grisham

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Because Gimmicks Hate I Hate Kind Suck

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John Grisham
American - Novelist
Born: February 8, 1955

Most agents hate prologues. Just make the first chapter relevant and well written.

Andrea Brown

Once you lose that fear, good stuff can happen because you're not in your head about whether it will suck. Once you don't care and accept that it probably will suck, then it probably won't suck.

Ian Gomez

We don't want to do gimmicks. Gimmicks in XFL 1 didn't work very well.

Oliver Luck

Good luck, man." Wraith clapped him on the shoulder. "For an angel, you don't suck." "Ditto. For a demon....well, you do suck." "Because I'm half vampire?" "Sure," Reaver said. "Let's go with that.

Larissa Ione

As far as children out there that hate their moms and dads, just get over it, because you get one dad and one mom. You know, suck it up. Learn something.

Goldust

When the world is telling us, 'We hate you because you're Asian, we hate you because we think you brought this virus to the world'... we need to kind of meet that with an equal and opposing force.

Simu Liu

The gimmicks that have driven the fast food sector for years - dollar menus, limited time offers, and merchandising partnerships - are not producing results like they used to, as consumers simply want better tasting, nutritious food and a more compelling experience, not gimmicks.

Steve Ells

There's a difference between a pop star and an artist. Pop stars have to be perfect all the time; an artist is allowed, on occasion, to suck. And I put myself in that category because I sometimes suck. I'm not trying to please the masses. It's not going to happen, so I don't try.

Kelis

I don't suck up to anyone or do any of that. I point-blank refuse. I just hate it.

Andrew Flintoff

I'd be surprised if non-fiction writers hate to be interviewed. We all hate them, because there's really nothing to say except "Read the book." Right? At least with non-fiction, you can kind of convey some information, and people can decide for themselves whether they want more of that kind of information. But with a novel, what am I going to do?