Lydia Davis I don’t pare down much. I write the beginning of a story in a notebook and it comes out very close to what it will be in the end. There is not much deliberateness about it. – Lydia Davis Close Quotes Deliberateness Quotes Notebook Quotes Pare Quotes Story Quotes Write Quotes I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I’m not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were. I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words – like ‘pois chiches’ for chick peas!
Arlo Guthrie We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation. – Arlo Guthrie
June Jordan My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting. He would tell me that if it was a big fight, it would probably be uneven, it wouldn’t be fair. – June Jordan
Rainbow Rowell Our cellphones can do everything, but they’re bad at letting us talk to each other. – Rainbow Rowell
James Gandolfini I’ve been very lucky, considering what I look like and what I do. – James Gandolfini
Sue Bird You can control what you put in your body, how you take care of yourself, how much you work. You have to control what you can. – Sue Bird
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