"Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much."

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Source : Nelson Algren, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1942). “Never Come Morning”, p.295, Seven Stories Press

Nelson Algren

#Writing Quotes

“A dim consciousness of infinite mystery and grandeur lies beneath all the commonplace of life . There is an awfulness and a majesty around us, in all our little worldliness .”
“Turtles have always been my sigil, I suppose. When I was a kid, growing up in Bayonne, NJ, I lived in a federal housing project, and we were not allowed to have a dog or cats. The only pets I could have were turtles. So, I had an entire toy castle filled with dime-store turtles. I gave them all names, and since they were living in a toy castle, I decided they were all knights and kingsand I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles. I decided later to recast it with actual human beings.”
“Our premise is that inclusion leads to growth. So for those who are locked out, they lose development, and those who are in power lose market and growth.”
“The control man has secured over nature has far outrun his control over himself.”

Source : Richard Isadore Evans, Carl Gustav Jung, Ernest Jones (1964). “Conversations with Carl [Gustav] Jung and reactions from Ernest Jones”, Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand
“I've always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of.”

Source : Source: www.teenvogue.com
“A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“There is no doubt that America is now the prime target of international communism.”
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”

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