"The biggest names in the Transcendentalist literary circle visited the community regularly, and supported it, but they couldn't live there happily. Hawthorne [who was briefly a resident] left for reasons I'm sure make sense to you; he couldn't get enough writing done in a house full of people playing music, and arguing. It was too busy."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Christine Jennings

#Writing Quotes #Circles Quotes #Names Quotes

“It's not easy being an actor, and having said that, everybody's an actor. Do you know what I mean? Paris Hilton's an actor, which is kind of scary. But if you want to honor your craft and yourself, strive for the nobler instincts.”
“Let your former selves teach you, but never limit or define you”
“I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.”
“The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council.”
“I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.”
“What matters are those ordinary acts of kindness and of love, not vaulting ambition with its attendant hubris and smugness.”

Source : "Kurt Vonnegut". Live discussion, www.washingtonpost.com. April 12, 2007.
“I'm not good with bullies and zealots.”
“Digression is the soul of wit.”

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