"It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being."

-- Hilary Swank

#Artist Quotes #Giving Quotes #Give And Take Quotes

“An anaesthetic is a poet-killer.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (1986). “Alcohol and Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking”, Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture
“Intellectually, as politically, the direction of all true progress is towards greater freedom, and along an endless succession of ideas.”
“This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.”
“There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was like drowning in candy.”

Source : Hal Holbrook (2011). “Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain”, p.64, Macmillan
“Everyone defends his treasure, and will do so automatically.The real questions are, what do you treasure, and how much do you treasure it? Once you have learned to consider these questions and to bring them into all your actions, you will have little difficulty in clarifying the means. The means are available whenever you ask. You can, however, save time if you do not protract this step unduly. The correct focus will shorten it immeasurably.”
“Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if you want to have a good harvest, the most important thing is to make the soil rich and cultivate it well.”
“Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run”
“I'm really not a partisan political person. I remember when I was in Washington they kept trying to get me to say whether I was a Republican or a Democrat. I just said, my politics are children. That's all I know anything about.”

Source : "The Progressive". Interview with Ruth Conniff, Jun 1, 2002.

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