Quotes
Authors
Pankaj Mishra

"We need a more complex understanding of writers working under authoritarian or repressive regimes. Something to replace this simpleminded, Cold War-ish equation in which the dissident in exile is seen as a bold figure, and those who choose to work with restrictions on their freedom are considered patsies for repressive governments. Let's not forget that most writers in history have lived under nondemocratic regimes: Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Goethe didn't actually enjoy constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of speech."

-- Pankaj Mishra

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“We avoid the gravest difficulties when, giving up the attempt to frame hypotheses concerning the constitution of matter, we pursue statistical inquiries as a branch of rational mechanics.”

Source : "Elementary Principles in Statististical Mechanics". Book by J. Willard Gibbs (Preface, p. 9), 1902.
“You know there are very few Marxists left in the world... they're all in American universities.”
“Everyday has to be different for me. Even if people are like, "You dressed up like a character today, it's not Halloween."”
“A rower knows the underlying presence that moves a boat; it is quite simply force and energy. The force needs to be penetrating, and the energy needs to be driving and uninhibited.”
“If we're going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we're going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.”
“Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. Thatâ€™s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being trapped in a room for ten hours with those characters. Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters youâ€™ve created? Your characters can be loveable, or they can be evil, but theyâ€™d better be compelling. If not, your reader will be bored and leave.”

Source : "Advice on Writing". www.pobronson.com.
“Always wear cute pyjamas to bed, you'll never know who u will meet in your dreams.”
“Let's not be overconfident, we still have to count the votes.”

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