"Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers, actors, artists, musicians-have a higher than normal incidence of such illnesses, and there are also a disproportionate number of alcoholics in these fields whose drinking may be an attempt to medicate the anxiety of depression."

-- Tracy Thompson

#Depression Quotes #Drinking Quotes #Artist Quotes

“Speak in your authentic voice because people have a BS Meter”
“The future is not completely beyond our control. It is the work of our own hands.”
“But if writing about people who are not yourself is illegitimate, then the only legitimate work is autobiography; and as a reader and a citizen, I donâ€™t want to live in that world.”

Source : "Reporting Poverty". Interview with Emily Brennan, www.guernicamag.com. September 4, 2012.
“When you're around me, you're going to get glitter on you.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.”
“I've had watermelon hair where I had pink with green tips. From the age of 13 to about 19 or 20, I never had my real hair color.”
“It was not apathy or passiveness. For him, prayer was a display of the strongest possible activity.”
“It is indeed surprising that a man inspite of his belief in the Fire of Jahannum is still able to laugh, and inspite of his belief in Maut he is able to be happy. Inspite of believing in the Reckoning, he commits evil deeds. Inspite of believing in Taqdeer, he grieves. Inspite of observing the world with its changes, he feels contented with it. Inspite of believing in Jannat, he refrains from righteous deeds.”

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