Stephen Greenblatt What I wanted to do was to get that sense of being in touch with this lost world while holding onto what draws readers and audiences there in the first place. – Stephen Greenblatt Audiences Quotes Draws Quotes Holding Quotes Lost Quotes Readers Quotes Sense Quotes Touch Quotes First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so. I’ve been at this for 40 years. And, as an academic, I’ve been content with relatively small audiences, with the thought that the audience I long for will find its way eventually to what I have written, provided that what I have written is good enough.
Mary Gaitskill I think a lot of writing, or a lot of young writers, especially, hold themselves back unnecessarily because they’re so upset about the idea that they might be sentimental or so concerned about being criticized that way or even being that way that they just shy away from any strong expression or emotion. – Mary Gaitskill
Jane WiedlinRomantic I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to focus on lyrics and melody, because if you’re a dramatic and romantic person, lyrics come easy, and you turn every single short-term relationship into the biggest ‘Romeo-and-Juliet’ story ever. – Jane Wiedlin
Meg Rosoff I’ve spent most of my life trying to wear a persona that didn’t quite fit and when I started writing books, it was like finally becoming the right person. – Meg Rosoff
Lakhdar Brahimi At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism. – Lakhdar Brahimi
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