Sigrid Nunez You write a thing down because you’re hoping to get a hold on it. – Sigrid Nunez Hold Quotes Hoping Quotes Write Quotes You write about experiences partly to understand what they mean, partly not to lose them to time. To oblivion. But there’s always the danger of the opposite happening. Losing the memory of the experience itself to the memory of writing about it. Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration to strike before getting to work; be disciplined and form the habit of writing every day.
Laurence Olivier Richard III’ is a really difficult play to film – it’s involved, often obscure. I felt it absolutely necessary to do more simplification than I’ve ever done before. – Laurence Olivier
James Dickey The true feeling of sex is that of a deep intimacy, but above all of a deep complicity. – James Dickey
Patrick Chappatte Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims. – Patrick Chappatte
Baron Vaughn Anxiety is your creativity turned into a weapon that you use to beat yourself up. And this is because anxiety is mostly storytelling – repeating poisonous stories that you’ve inherited from others. It feeds on your fear. – Baron Vaughn
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