"The way that I see third person is it's actually first person. Writing for me is all voice work. Third person narrative is just as character-driven as first person narrative for me in terms of a voice. I don't write very much in third person."

-- Ottessa Moshfegh

#Writing Quotes #Term Quotes

“Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, But is the dance less full of fun?”

Source : Sir Richard Francis Burton (1880). “The Kasîdah (couplets) of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî: A Lay of the Higher Law”
“Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I'm happy with that.”
“What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet.”
“I am very lucky to live in California, which is not only filled with very entrepreneurial people who don't wait around for success, but who make their own.”
“Nine English traditions out of ten date from the latter half of the 19th century.”

Source : "The Masters".
“The actor in me always wants to link himself to a leader who's inspired.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Compared to other parents, remarried parents seem more desirous of their child's approval, more alert to the child's emotional state, and more sensitive in their parent-child relations. Perhaps this is the result of heightened empathy for the child's suffering, perhaps it is a guilt reaction; in either case, it gives the child a potent weapon--the power to disrupt the new household and come between parent and the new spouse.”

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