"Maybe I could have been good as a drawer if I had done it as much as I did writing, but it's more scary to draw. It's more revealing. You can't disguise yourself in drawing."

-- Anne Carson

#Writing Quotes #Drawing Quotes #Scary Quotes

“When prayers are strongest, mercies are nearest.”

Source : Edward Reynolds (1838). “Israel's prayer in time of trouble: with God's gracious answer; an explication of the fourteenth chapter of Hosea, in seven sermons, preached upon days of solemn humiliation”, p.19
“I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.”
“It is time we gave man faith in woman -- and, still more, woman faith in herself.”
“This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.”

Source : Letter to Anne, Countess of Upper Ossory, 16 Aug. 1776
“Do you ever suddenly find it strange to be yourself?”

Source : Clarice Lispector, Johnny Lorenz, Benjamin Moser (2012). “A Breath of Life”, p.59, New Directions Publishing
“In principle, I'm sorry that we didn't liquidate him”
“The immigration system is broken and it needs to be fixed. And it needs to be fixed comprehensively, because this country depends on immigrant workers, but we don't have a system that reflects that. Our system is absolutely antiquated.”
“Nowadays, business is all about productivity - and our folks produce.”

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