"By Cunning & Craft is a masterpiece of writing about writing. If, like Scheherazade, you had to spin out a story under threat of death, this is the how-to book to read. It's filled with thoughtful, nuanced advice from a teacher/writer who actually writes, and writes beautifully and with great humor. The list of rejected stories is worth the price of the whole book."

-- Nora Gallagher

#Teacher Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I've decided that perhaps I'm bulimic and just keep forgetting to purge.”
“Or for the gorgeously bare vampire to give her a sensual massage while feeding her peeled grapes.”
“For me, personally, it is very important that the days are exactly the same, so I have routines. I do the same thing every day.”

Source : "In Search of Karl Ove Knausgard". Interview with Jared Levy, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 29, 2015.
“Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.”
“Good comedy makes you laugh, and bad comedy makes people you hate laugh.”
“Why do economists fall in love with authoritarian governments?”
“Be guided by the Spirit. I have said so many times to my Brethren that the Spirit is the most important single element in this work. With the Spirit, and by magnifying your call, you can do miracles for the Lord in the mission field. Without the Spirit you will never succeed regardless of your talent and ability.”
“I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriend gave them a gun to hide, but I didn't. I gotta admit the truth: It turned me on.”

Source : "Fictional character: Karen". "Goodfellas", www.imdb.com. 1990.

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