"I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head"

-- Chris Van Allsburg

#Writing Quotes #Eight Quotes #Years Quotes

“Competence is a big word. It is important. I almost want to nuance it with the idea of giftedness because sometimes you can teach a lot of skills on exposition but a person may not have the competence or the giftedness to do it. Therefore, it is very important to have that.”
“Much like the removal of moles and skin lesions is done to prevent them from growing into more serious skin abnormalities, removing minor discord before it becomes a calamity is an important use of our time. Most people donâ€™t like to make waves and they swallow frustration and bury true feelings, not wanting to compromise temporary tranquility, never realizing that massive turmoil doesnâ€™t start out massiveâ€”it grows beneath the skin like a cancer that could have been avoided with early detection.”
“The big tradition, I think, is unity. And I have that in mind; and with that, you know, you could break all the traditions- all the other so-called rules, because they are stylistic.. and most are not true. As long as the marks are related to one another, there is unity. Unity in the work itself depends on unity of the artist's vision.”
“Over against any cognition, there is an unknown but knowable reality; but over against all possible cognition, there is only the self-contradictory. In short, cognizability (in its widest sense) and being are not merely metaphysically the same, but are synonymous terms.”
“Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and caloric equilibrium also becomes increasingly critical.”
“You want flowers, I'll buy your ***** a rose, But later on you're comin' out them pantyhose.”
“Some mythological fat asswipe drives our national economy.”
“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.”

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