"I hate two kinds of sentences you hear in workshops, the ones beginning "I really like ..." and the ones beginning "My problem with this poem is ...""

-- Denis Johnson

#Hate Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Two Quotes

“In general I try to spend the mornings connecting and keeping things organized, and then try and do more creative work in the afternoons.”

Source : "BYT Interviews: Garance Dore". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 19, 2016.
“I've gotten to do a lot of weird stuff,”

Source : "January Jones on Sundance, Shotguns, and What’s Next for Betty on Mad Men". Interview With Katie Van Syckle, www.vulture.com. January 25, 2013.
“There is nothing so inconvenient in this world as an absolutely truthful person, who can both speak and write, and has the courage of his convictions. One can always arrange matters with liars ... But with the man or woman who holds truth dearer than life, and honor more valuable than advancement, there is nothing to be done, now that governments cannot insist on the hemlock-cure, as in the case of Socrates.”
“The freedom to make my own mistakes is all I've ever wanted”
“When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.”
“If the sign on your heart says "WELCOME", the love will come pouring in from everywhere.”
“People who believe in painting... realize there is something greater than just coming up with an idea, and executing it.”
“My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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