Janet Malcolm The autobiographer works in a treacherous terrain. The journalist has a much safer job. – Janet Malcolm Autobiographer Quotes Job Quotes Journalist Quotes Safer Quotes Terrain Quotes Treacherous Quotes The journalistic ‘I’ is an overreliable narrator, a functionary to whom crucial tasks of narration and argument and tone have been entrusted, an ad hoc creation, like the chorus of Greek tragedy. He is an emblematic figure, an embodiment of the idea of the dispassionate observer of life. My living room has an oak-wood floor, Persian carpets, floor-to-ceiling bookcases, a large ficus and large fern, a fireplace with a group of photographs and drawings over it, a glass-top coffee table with a bowl of dried pomegranates on it, and sofas and chairs covered in off-white linen.
Nicolas Winding Refn A good director is not an expert in anything in particular. A good director just knows a little bit about everything. – Nicolas Winding Refn
Rex Stout To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man’s decisions are based on his rational process. That I don’t believe at all. – Rex Stout
Susannah McCorkle Please believe that I do this because I am convinced that my illness cannot be helped for any length of time and I cannot bear to be a burden on anyone any longer. – Susannah McCorkle
Kevin Richardson I have been reading scripts, going to auditions and looking for the right opportunities. – Kevin Richardson
Clive Davis I feel blessed that I found not just a profession, but a 24/7 way of life that I purely love. That curiosity to be current, to listen to the Hozier album, to be early in recognition of a Lorde and spending time with her and Miguel, the pleasure of seeing new talent erupt… I love it. – Clive Davis
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