"Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that when I worked daily journalism it really affected my patience with literature, which I think requires reflection, and a different kind of engagement."

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Achy Obejas

#Writing Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Eat more beans to produce more gas.”
“The Tragically Hip, more so than any other band I've worked with, approach their work like a team. This might sound way too pat, but they're like a great hockey team: all five of them have their roles. They go at their shows like an athletic event; they're in it to win it, and they'll lay it out there on the proverbial ice in order to win and get the crowd on their side. You can't do that when you just throw a band together. There's a sixth sense there that makes it easy.”
“Now the sole remedy for the abuse of political power is to limit it; but when politics corrupt business, modern reformers invariably demand the enlargement of the political power.”
“For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.”
“I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.”
“Challenges arise to make us aware of our inner purpose.”
“It's good to talk to people and get ideas.”
“Do the thing that's less passive. Do the active thing. There's more of the human in that.”

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