Sarah Weinman When a novel is based on an actual crime, it should do much more than loosely fictionalize it. The novel must stand alone as a work of art that justifies using the story for its own purposes. – Sarah Weinman Actual Quotes Art Quotes Based Quotes Crime Quotes Fictionalize Quotes Justifies Quotes Loosely Quotes Purposes Quotes Stand Quotes Story Quotes When I first read Helen Weinzweig’s ‘Basic Black with Pearls’ several years ago, I emerged in the sort of daze that happens when a book seems to ferret out your most secret thoughts and hopes. Since then, I’ve described the book to others as an ‘interior feminist espionage novel.’ Artists, in theory, should not be limited to their personal experience, culture, identity, and worldview. But they must also accept that the degree of difficulty in imagining beyond their own borders is steep, and the failure rate is high.
H Jackson BrownJrLifeMotivational You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life. – H Jackson Brown, Jr
Brian May There are times when I flick through magazines and think I’m in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair. – Brian May
Alan Alda When I got recognized as a writer, when I got the Emmy, I was more excited than the Emmys I had gotten as an actor. – Alan Alda
Alan Perlis If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up. – Alan Perlis
Carroll Quigley The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. – Carroll Quigley
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