"I'm an artist, I'm not an academic folklorist."

-- Terri Windling

#Artist Quotes #Academic Quotes

“It's not that there is no such thing as truth. But we come to like and trust a certain story, not because it's necessarily the most absolutely truthful, but because it's a thing that we tell ourselves makes sense of the world, at least at this moment.”

Source : "My Kid Could Paint That". Documentary, Family, Mystery, www.imdb.com. 2007.
“Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.”
“The place where I am is always my favorite place.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”
“God is God; you are but one of His creatures. Your only joy is to be found in obeying Him, your true fulfillment is to be found in worshiping Him, your only wisdom is to be found in trusting and knowing Him.”

Source : Sinclair B. Ferguson (1985). “A Heart for God”, NavPress Publishing Group
“So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write.”
“There were a lot of races I was going to win at Milwaukee, but I had mechanical problems or something would happen, ... In the early years, it just took a long time for me to win a race. I got in somebody's oil one time and got in the wall, had a clutch go out once. . . so when I finally won one, it was a long time coming.”

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