"A poet or novelist will invent interruptions to avoid long consecutive days at the ordained page; and of these the most pernicious are other kinds of writing -- articles, lectures, reviews, a wide correspondence."

-- Shirley Hazzard

#Writing Quotes #Long Quotes #Pages Quotes

“It's the usual Socialist fiscal math of 1 + 1 = You're paying, so who cares.”
“Clinton's bombing campaign has caused all of these problems to explode”
“The cold, mean 'Sunset Boulevard' - a beautiful title, though I suspect it was shot on another boulevard - is further proof of the resurgence of art in the Hollywood of super-craftsmen with insuperable taste.”

Source : Manny Farber (2016). “Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America”, p.645, Library of America
“If your creed and Scripture do not agree, cut your creed to pieces, but make it agree with this book.”
“Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.”
“When you are with the wrong person, who doesn't really love you, all you want is to be adored. It makes you more inward and needy. Gross.”
“Art is the expression of the artistÂ´s overflowing soul.”
“If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.”

Source : John Owen (1862). “The Works of John Owen”, p.319

You may also like:

David Malouf
Writer
Graham Greene
Writer
Helen Garner
Novelist
J. G. Farrell
Novelist
Miles Franklin
Writer
Nina Bawden
Novelist
Patrick White
Writer
Peter Carey
Novelist
Thea Astley
Novelist