"I think the difference between writing as someone and writing for them is that when you write for someone, you take on a kind of political burden or message, which I don't think we have the right to do."

-- Alice Mattison

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Differences Quotes

“Being a girl was something that never really happened for me,”

Source : Ivan E. Coyote, Rae Spoon (2014). “Gender Failure”, p.21, Arsenal Pulp Press
“When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.”
“The artist takes in the world, but instead of being oppressed by it, he reworks it in his own personality and recreates it in the work of art.”

Source : Ernest Becker (1997). “The Denial of Death”, p.184, Simon and Schuster
“No one knows when a robot will approach human intelligence, but I suspect it will be late in the 21st century. Will they be dangerous? Possibly. So I suggest we put a chip in their brain to shut them off if they have murderous thoughts.”
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes.”
“When you start to die, don't.”

Source : The New York Times, August 14, 2009.
“You can care very much about someone without being capable of becoming their primary caregiver in the event of their parents' untimely death.”
“Reason can get you to probability, but only commitment can get you to certainty.”

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