"I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world."

-- Iris Johansen

#Real Quotes #Writing Quotes #Events Quotes

“Writing music is sort of my hobby, but it's been falling off more and more. Doing comic books takes up my entire life.”
“I think the reason I don't read is because, when I'm reading, I feel like I'm missing out on something else. You know, What are my friends doing? Where's my girlfriend?”
“We actually did go on a camping trip together as part of the research, in a caravan, for a week. I guess we picked who annoyed us most from genuine experience. We did a lot of research on camping and what annoys people. It's quite often children playing ball games. It's a huge debate in the caravan world whether children should be allowed to play ball games or not.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“I can find something beautiful in everyone”
“The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.”

Source : 1936 Scott and Scotland, introduction.
“For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.”
“EPITAPH Now I'm not the brightest knife in the drawer, but I know a couple things about this life: poverty silence, impermanence discipline and mystery The world is not illusory, we are From crimson thread to toe tag If you are not disturbed there is something seriously wrong with you, I'm sorry And I know who I am I'll be a voice coming from nowhere, inside-- be glad for me.”

Source : Franz Wright (2009). “Walking to Martha's Vineyard”, p.89, Knopf
“If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness...”

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