"Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly."

-- KatÃ³ Lomb

#Knowing Quotes #Language Quotes

“I never thought we'd catch him, and when I saw he was ready to drop I felt sorry for him. I wanted to show it's not true I'm trying to win it all. My goal is the Tour of Spain.”
“If you're writing in the mainstream... Whatever that is - the norm. The norm is likely going to be funded because you're giving people what they're used to and what they're gonna get. But anything outside of that norm is going to struggle to get funded. The people who are not "the norms" deserve the chance to make art. I think it's great for all of us to consume all these voices, and that happens when you support these voices that need to be supported because they're not the automatic choice coming out of the gate.”

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“You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book.”
“I'm glad that my journey has been gradual and slow, instead of instant, because that allowed me to grow and discover who I am before I was thrown into the world. I'm happy I didn't start acting professionally as a kid/teen; looking back, I don't think I was ready.”

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“I try to get a feeling of what's going on in the story before I put it down on paper, but actually most of this breaking-in period is one long, fantastic daydream, in which I think about anything but the work at hand. I can't turn out slews of stuff each day. I wish I could. I seem to have some neurotic need to perfect each paragraphÂ—each sentence, evenÂ—as I go along.”
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”
“Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.”
“Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer.”

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