"Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area."

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Source : Nadine Gordimer, Nancy Topping Bazin, Marilyn Dallman Seymour (1990). “Conversations with Nadine Gordimer”, p.139, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Nadine Gordimer

#Writing Quotes #Made Quotes #Whole Life Quotes

“I like horror movies, they're fun. It was the most fun I've had on a movie set.”
“The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love.”
“I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future.”
“Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.”
“I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds.”
“We move too much in platoons; we march by sections; we do not live in our vital individuality enough; we are slaves to fashion, in mind and in heart, if not to our passions and appetites.”
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.”
“The only legitimate use for a glove is to cover an injury... A desire to prevent callus formation (possibly so as to not snag one's pantyhose) does not constitute a legitimate use. And if you do insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.”

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