This wasn't the person he'd thought he was, or would have chosen to be if he'd been free to choose, but there was something comforting and liberating about being an actual definite someone, rather than a collection of contradictory potential someones. ― Jonathan Franzen, Freedom
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A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people Thomas Mann
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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, … Continue reading QOTD
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Feydeau’s one rule of playwriting: Character A: My life is perfect as long as I don’t see Character B. Knock Knock. Enter Character B. John Guare
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My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. Phyllis Diller
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In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse. Greek Proverb
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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~ Anaïs Nin
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When you are describing, A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look at all things, With a sort of mental squint. ~Lewis Carroll
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And a final Presidential quote: “Libraries should be open to all - except the censor.” -- John F. Kennedy
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From one President to another: "I cannot live without books." Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, June 10, 1815
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