"Work less than you think you should. It took me a while to realise there was a point each day when my creativity ran out and I was just producing words - usually lousy ones - for their own sake. And nap: it helps to refresh the brain, at least mine."

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Source : "Paperback Q&A: Amy Waldman on The Submission". www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2012.

Amy Waldman

#Creativity Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Naps Quotes

“I don't have to have any special skills or martial arts in my back pocket.”
“I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern.”
“I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually do the run. That's one of my major reasons for pushing out the front door as often as I do-the adventure of it all.”
“That human, he's a lesser waiting to happen, in my opinion--nothing less, nothing more”
“I love London. I know it's an old saying but there's always something to do, so much so that when you live here you end up not actually doing much!”

Source : Interview with Ryan Ormonde, www.londoncalling.com. November 21, 2015.
“I'm sick and tired of black and white people of good intent giving aspirin to a society that is dying of a cancerous disease.”
“How could I feel so miserable in the midst of such splendor? The question flashed through me all at once, not waiting for words to express it. The answer came more slowly: No one makes you angry. Anger, like love, is something you choose. Stunned, I sat down in the middle of the field I'd been walking through. I knew I needed to look within myself, let go of my anger and have a quiet talk with God.”
“The world is a never-ending cross-reference.”

Source : "The Following Story". Book by Cees Nooteboom, 1991.

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