"we write as if our lives depended upon it. They do."

-- Erica Jong

#Writing Quotes

“People want it to be red, like blood. It's kind of funny. When I used to throw meat into the audience, I'd get letters from kids' mothers saying, "What's the best way to get blood stains out of my son's shirt?"”
“Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.”
“When you're breastfeeding, you don't get juicy down there. The juice isn't loose.”
“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.”
“When I can't sleep, I don't count sheep. I count lovers. And by the time I reach 38 or 39, I'm asleep.”
“I'm tempted to say that the top three reasons for hopelessness are rejection, rejection, rejection. But let's cast our net wider. 1) Not being able to write as well as we hoped we could. 2) Not being able to write at all. 3) Rejection.”

Source : Source: writerunboxed.com
“I was studying to be an architect, I wasn't plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.”
“To me, photography is like a quest, or a pilgrimage, or a hunt. I love painting, I love music, but photography is what has allowed me to get outside of myself.”

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