"I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story."

-- Annie Proulx

#Play Quotes #Balance Quotes #Stories Quotes

“It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.”
“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.”
“The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”
“[On living in New York City:] I'm oblivious to everything. I just don't notice anything. I sat in a coffee shop, drank half a cup of coffee before I noticed there was lipstick on the cup. There was wadded-up gum and lipstick on the napkin. I must have been sitting on that woman's lap for an hour.”
“When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else.”
“I have never favored a Social Security retirement age of 70 nor do I favor one of 68.”
“Angels are 'beings of light' and therefore travel at the speed of light.”
“Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting.”

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