"I like writing sentences. It's tactile and exciting. Whereas working at the level of the scene is a more cerebral pleasure."

-- Matthew Specktor

#Writing Quotes #Pleasure Quotes #Scene Quotes

“We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.”
“As an actor playing a character, I can't come in with my judgement, or else I can't play it honestly. My judgement has to be reserved for later.”
“If our worship isn't visible, comprehensive and extravagant, the gospel we heard must have been tiny, empty and cheap.”
“Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.”

Source : Isaac Bashevis Singer, Richard Burgin (1985). “Conversations with Isaac Bashevis Singer”, Doubleday Books
“As the oldest I was a daddys girl and loved him with all my heart. My daddy had holes in his shoes so that he could pay for my photography classes, you know what I mean.”
“If any writer thinks the world is full of middle class people of nice sensibilities, then he is out of his mind.”
“Women, like men, ought to have their years so glutted with freedom that they hate the very idea of freedom.”
“In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.”

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