"Back in the day, a lot of our instructors in nonfiction were actually fiction scholars. So they would bring in stories as models for the essay. And in some ways that's a good idea, because we can all learn from other genres. But I think it also made me realize that I literally didn't have an essay model, and that if I wanted one I would have to find it."

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John D'Agata

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Venice is not only a city of fantasy and freedom. It is also a city of joy and pleasure.”
“I hate sitting around a table and talking about what a play might mean. I'm the person who's always like, 'Can we get up on our feet and just do it?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.”
“I worry that if whatever pops into your head at any instant immediately goes online, you lose the crucial time for your thoughts to simmer and evolve and build up nuance, depth and empathy.”
“In The Police, in a trio situation - which I've come back to now - it's just so wide open that it does actually provide this arena where you can play with a certain freedom.”
“Give your kids time to dream.”
“I've made no secret of the fact that I often wear wigs and have in fact launched my own 'Dynasty' range, named after various characters. I find this saves a ton of time - as well as my own hair.”
“To be Christian is to be one of those whom God has chosen. God has chosen black people!”

Source : James H. Cone “Black Theology and Black Power”, Orbis Books

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