"For example, instead of being asked to write an article, suddenly editors wanted me to make super-short videos. The assumptions of those video gigs was that kids don't read as much news and basically need to be read to, which I found really problematic and kind of insulting. I thought, Isn't it just that you don't have any money and that's why you want me to make some crappy "content" for your website?"

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Astra Taylor

#Kids Quotes #Writing Quotes #Editors Quotes

“The universe does not care what we want.”
“Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.”

Source : George William Curtis (1852). “Lotus-eating: a Summer Book”, p.191
“None of us has a girlfriend. But being in a band, you meet people everywhere you go. I know mine will turn up one day.”
“The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes.”
“Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out.”
“To interpret, to quote â€“ yet only to have witnesses, also friends.”
“I am still ready to shake hands with anyone who designs a better assault rifle than mine.”
“Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down.”

Source : Bede Jarrett (1945). “The House of Gold: Lenten Sermons”

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