"But revision is a creative act, not merely an analytical imposition of rules of style on a more creative first draft. That's a myth - that the first draft is more creative and everything after that is ruining creativity."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

K. M. Soehnlein

#Creativity Quotes #Creative Quotes #Style Quotes

“I just felt like I can try to do something special.”
“You have to be proud of who you are.”

Source : Interview with Daniela Province, www.sfgate.com. April 12, 2009.
“You can't equate the game we play to a war. Kellen Winslow said he's a soldier. No, he's not. This is not a war...not a good comparison.”
“If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body; praying exercises the soul; fasting cleanses both.”
“I've got a funny old face. Someone described it once, and I think they were being kind, as character. But I know what they mean! I've never been that conventional. I suppose maybe it means that my face can look different in different lights, so I just try and sort of keep it simple when I'm going out, to still look like me.”
“God is all there is - God includes everything, all possibility and all action, for Spirit is the invisible essence and substance of all form.”
“I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and reality mingle on equal terms.”

Source : "Watch a New Video for Sigur Rós' "Varúð", Directed by Ryan McGinley" by Crrie Battan, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2012.
“Less is less. Heartbreak is heartbreak. You think I'm sitting here gloating. Telling myself that my suffering beats yours? Hurt is hurt. You don't measure these things.”

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