"I heard a story the other night about an editor who visited the Iowa Workshop and, when asked what sorts of books she published, replied, "Classic books." One of the students asked her, "You mean like Kafka?" Apparently she said, "Oh, I don't think I would publish Kafka.""

-- Matthew Specktor

#Book Quotes #Mean Quotes #Night Quotes

“Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.”
“Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.”
“We are very concerned all the time with figuring out new technologies and advances in science, but really [while] our future is dependent on science and progress, it's not less dependent on the way we treat each other.”
“I can't wait for my little sisters to start dating, because it will really be fun to pick on their boyfriends.”
“When I'm on stage I don't say anything. The last thing I want to do is share my thoughts. I don't know if that's mysterious - maybe it's just old fashioned.”
“I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.”
“People dress up for funerals. Why not dress up to celebrate that youâ€™re alive?”
“That's just me wanting that supernatural tool to tell a story and also not wanting to be restricted by reality, with how we're telling a tale, because we are a heightened reality on Hannibal. There is a larger-than-life quality to the storytelling when it gets into particulars. I like the idea of being able to dismiss reality, depending on if we can sell it as part of the story.”

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