"The first time I took a fiction writing class was sophomore year. And I just found myself taking that extremely seriously, in a way that I didn't take anything else seriously. So I guess that was the start of it."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

John Brandon

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Class Quotes

“My goal is: I'm not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer.”
“Itâ€™s been a tough couple of years for condescending nerds. And if bookstores fall, Jon, America will be inundated with a wandering, snarky underclass of unemployable purveyors of useless and arcane esoterica.”
“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.”

Source : Gertrude Jekyll (1913). “Wall and Water Gardens: With Chapters on the Rock-garden and the Heath-garden”
“I argue that I don't think it's a moral position to say that civilization is going to collapse, and that's okay. Because that would cause the deaths of billions of people. It's certainly not something I'm willing to accept.”
“All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.”
“Our search for certainty rests in our attempts at understanding the history of all individual selves and all civilizations. Beyond that, there is only awe.”
“You know, I've never done karaoke, ever. It makes me nervous - I think it's the lack of the guitar and just a microphone.”
“You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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