"The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer."

-- Nadine Gordimer

#Tension Quotes #Standing Quotes

“When mind exists undisturbed in the Way, nothing in the world can offend, and when a thing can no longer offend it ceases to exist in the old way. When no discriminating thoughts arise, the old mind ceases to exist.”
“Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely”
“Always engage in the quest for life's meaning, which is inner peace.”
“I realize now I didn't really want to die. I just wanted to stop the hurt and pain.”
“Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.”
“We know as filmmakers where you draw the line.”
“Good writing is writing and rewriting and rewriting and rewriting. Sometimes, it happens to work right away, and that's amazing. But most of the time, it happens to work, and then you rewrite and rewrite and rewrite, and maybe it even comes back to the thing it was in the first place, but then you know for sure that it is good, and it's what you wanted to do.”

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“The effort of using machines to mimic the human mind has always struck me as rather silly. I would rather use them to mimic something better.”

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