"Nothing trains you better to write fiction than being really good at writing about your own interiority."

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Emily Gould

#Writing Quotes #Being Real Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“It's true what they say - all the good men are married. But it's marriage that makes them good.”
“Football's another sport I absolutely despise. Along with baseball. Really, for me, basketball's the only real sport, the only one that matters.”

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“In every major war we have fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Americans have been asked to pay higher taxes - and nonessential programs have been cut - to support the military effort. Yet during this Iraq war, taxes have been lowered and domestic spending has climbed. In contrast to World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, for most Americans this conflict has entailed no economic sacrifice. The only people really sacrificing for this war are the troops and their families.”
“The most important actions are never comfortable.”
“I advise treating the studio audience like a nightclub audience because that's the reason you're doing television - to get them to come see you in a nightclub.”

Source : Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”
“There comes a time when the body takes over the life. There comes a time when the bodyâ€™s urges, the bodyâ€™s needs, dictate the life. You have no idea you are giving the body the key. But you hand it over. And then itâ€™s in control. You mess with the wiring and the wiring takes charge.”
“think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be focused on looking ahead, in the mirrors, being aware of what's around you, and to type on a small keyboard and a small screen.”
“He who completes a quest does not merely find something. He becomes something.”

Source : Lev Grossman (2011). “The Magician King: A Novel”, p.251, Penguin

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