"I admire writers who can make complicated things simple, but my own talent has been to make simple things complicated."

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John Barth

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“You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there's no free lunch. Writing is work. It's also gambling. You don't get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but Âessentially you're on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don't whine.”
“An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.”
“Perhaps the male has become an artist in the creation of many hidden ways of killing himself.”
“Perhaps the Doors, Curtains, Surface Pictures, Panes of Glass, etc. are metaphors of despair, prompted by the dilemma that our sense of sight causes us to apprehend things, but at the same time restricts and partly precludes our apprehension of reality.”
“All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.”
“For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.”
“That's one wonderful thing about country music - it shifts, ebbs, and flows stylistically, unlike pop music.”
“I kinda see my current position like this: Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before 'Chuck Woolery' rings the bell.”

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