"When I've taught writing to five, six, and seven year olds, it's not very different than talking to an adult writer. They're writers then, and when they get to be young teenagers they're not anymore. You might go and talk to them about writing, and they'll be very self-conscious or will have detached themselves from the group."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Alice Mattison

#Teenager Quotes #Writing Quotes #Self Quotes

“Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.”

Source : Alan Cohen (2012). “Enough Already: The Power of Radical Contentment”, p.45, Hay House, Inc
“Now the dressing-room full of RSC hierarchy. Suddenly Trevor Nunn pushes his way through and 'Trevs' me. I've heard a lot about this 'Trevving', but never had it done to me. From what I'd heard, a 'Trev' is an arm round your shoulder and a sideways squeeze. But this 'Trev' is a full frontal hug, so complete and so intimate that the dressing-room instantly clears, as if by suction. I'm left alone in the arms of this famous man wondering whether it's polite to let go.”
“I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.”
“Sad when you spend more time trying to stay alive than living.”
“I'm not always open to creative input when I have my heart set on a creative idea or a message I want to convey.”
“You're a watchful guy. you know where that comes from?" I shook my head. "It comes from feeling out of place," he said. "Believe me. I know.”
“This is the way to cultivate courage: First, by standing firm on some conscientious principle, some law of duty. Next, by being faithful to truth and right on small occasions and common events. Third, by trusting in God for help and power.”

Source : James Freeman Clarke (1880). “Self-culture, lectures”
“We overthrew the feudal system in the 1600s, and the theocracy in the 1700s. But currently, corporations play similar roles in many of our lives, either directly or indirectly.”

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