"We aren't suggesting that mental instability or unhappiness makes one a better poet, or a poet at all; and contrary to the romantic notion of the artist suffering for his or her work, we think these writers achieved brilliance in spite of their suffering, not because of it."

-- Dorianne Laux

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Artist Quotes

“I was mad at Screen Gems, but I'm not mad at them anymore.”
“The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion.”
“When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.”
“[Judy Price] Osgood was among about half a dozen [Hillary] Clinton friends who I sat down with more than a year ago before she announced her candidacy.”
“Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of reality, fueling my own sense of urgency to do my part in reducing the preventable suffering of the incredible women I met.”

Source : "Fighting Malaria With Nets" by Mandy Moore, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 7, 2011.
“More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of American's are homeowners. So it is a good time for us to ***** the positive impacts of homeownership on families, communities and on the nation's economy.”
“Could fulfillment ever be felt as deeply as loss?”
“I look at what I've gone through in my career and I really shouldn't be talking to you now. I should be dead ten times over.”

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