"I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's also often a mistake."

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Source : Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 4, 2016.

Darryl Pinckney

#Mistake Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The ghost is the outward and visible signs of an inward fear.”
“Could Afghanistan become another Vietnam? Is the United States facing another stalemate on the other side of the world? Premature the questions may be, three weeks after the fighting began. Unreasonable they are not, given the scars scoured into the national psyche by defeat in Southeast Asia. For all the differences between the two conflicts, and there are many, echoes of Vietnam are unavoidable.”
“Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation. The same is true for learning.”

Source : Clayton Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn (2010). “Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns”, p.7, McGraw Hill Professional
“The best part about performing is when you can fill the room with energy and you get that vibe back.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune.”
“I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.”
“By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar.”
“When I'm doing a drama, I wish I was doing something funny. When I'm doing something funny, I wish I was doing something more serious.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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