"One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other."

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Source : Charles Simic (2013). “The Monster Loves His Labyrinth”, p.67, Copper Canyon Press

Charles Simic

#Writing Quotes #Touching Quotes #Despair Quotes

“For years, we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction.”
“The only advice I can really give to the young filmmakers is to be persistent, don't give up, and keep watching and making as many movies as you possibly can.”
“I don't use a lint brush or anything, and I don't iron, but I could easily pick lint off of someone else.”
“But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.”

Source : Interview with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. March 4, 2004.
“The past has to be remembered, so that it's never repeated.”

Source : Bernhard Schlink (2011). “Flights of Love”, p.74, Hachette UK
“Nothing enables people to do evil as much as does a sense of victimhood”
“It is only to those who have never lived that death ever can seems beautiful.”
“Ten minutes are not just one-sixth of your hourly pay; ten minutes is a piece of yourself. Divide yourself into ten units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activities. Most things still remain to be done.”

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