Elizabeth HardwickWisdom Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. – Elizabeth Hardwick Books Quotes Reading Quotes Wisdom Quotes Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. I’m someone who’s done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
Carlisle Floyd I’ve never set out consciously to write American music. I don’t know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references. – Carlisle Floyd
Maj Sjowall Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German. – Maj Sjowall
Rupert Friend Some are in it for the money, which is fine. Some of them are in it to be a movie star; that’s another reason. Some actors – and this I never understand – will only play likeable characters. And if they’re not likeable, they change them to be heroic. – Rupert Friend
Aaron Sorkin Don’t try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don’t ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers… The most valuable thing you have is your own voice. – Aaron Sorkin
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