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"All writing begins in the sea of experience."

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Source : Barry Lane (1993). “Writing as a road to self-discovery”, Writers Digest Books

Barry Lane

#Writing Quotes #Sea Quotes

  • “I've always been better moving than I am standing still.”

  • “Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?”

  • “If you can pick up a ground ball you'll play for any team you want.”

  • “I'm asking the reader to suspend reality with me and entertain the idea that the person writing is not me. In order to do that well, I think, one needs to point out the artifice of the narrative. Somehow if the narrator is self-aware then it's almost more humanizing and more relatable.”

  • “Men who would letterspace lower case would shag sheep.”

  • “But what does interest me is the notion that if you do a lot of work it means there's a potential for other people to understand that a lot of things are possible with a sustained effort and that the broadening of experiences is possible and I think that's all art can be.”

  • “I don't mind being miserable as long as I'm painting well.”

  • “Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.”

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