"Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know."

-- C. S. Forester

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“Ennui is the disease of hearts without feeling, and of minds without resources.”
“We have within us enormous reserves of trapped potential. Our natural urges have been so constrained by the accommodations of living that we each have a smoldering volcano just below the surface. To enable this force to erupt in a healthy, open, and positive manner is a momentous act.”
“Once, Turner had himself lashed to the mast of a ship for several hours, during a furious storm, so that he could later paint the storm. Obviously, it was not the storm itself that Turner intended to paint. What he intended to paint was a representation of the storm. One's language is frequently imprecise in that manner, I have discovered.”

Source : David Markson (1995). “Wittgenstein's mistress”, Dalkey Archive Pr
“When it comes to girl bands, we're all rivals.”
“Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.”
“Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 28, 2013
“but I don't want to wear a condom because I don't feel anything," and she says calmly... glaring at me,"If you don't use one you're not going to feel anything anyway.”
“Most Russians don't care whether they are ruled by fascists or communists or even Martians as long as they can buy six kinds of sausage in the store and lots of cheap vodka.”

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