"Names don't matter, CVs don't matter, previous publications don't matter at all, because, in a certain way, the ideal is for someone to come completely out of left field. And still, of course, it is hard to say no to a writer who matters a lot to you and who you know matters to your readers."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Lorin Stein

#Names Quotes #Who You Know Quotes #Matter Quotes

“the arts are life accelerated and concentrated.”
“Tibetans look at a person who holds himself above others, believing he is better than others and knows more, and they say that person is like someone sitting on a mountain top: it is cold there, it is hard, and nothing will grow. But if the person puts himself in a lower position, then that person is like a fertile field.”

Source : B. Alan Wallace, Steven Wilhelm (2016). “Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up: A Practical Approach for Modern Life”, p.155, Simon and Schuster
“What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing rises and stands out.”
“I'm learning on the guitar all the time.”
“If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul.”
“This is a competitive business - there are a lot of women who want these jobs, but experience, education, and smarts go a long way. I'm still figuring it out - I learn new things every day. Once you stop learning, you should get out of the business. It's just really about being hungry for more.”
“Obviously, ISU will be primed for revenge and wants to get that bad taste of the last game out of their mouth.”
“Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment?”

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