"As writers go, I have a skin of average thickness. I am pleased by a good review, disappointed by a bad. None of it penetrates far enough to influence the thing I write next."

--

Source : "I was only being honest" by Rachel Cusk, www.theguardian.com. Match 21, 2008.

Rachel Cusk

#Writing Quotes #Average Quotes #Skins Quotes

“The constitutional right of free expression... is designed and intended to remove governmental restraints from the arena of public discussion, putting the decision as to what views shall be voiced in the hands of each of us, in the hope that the use of such freedom will ultimately produce a more capable citizenry and more perfect polity and in the belief that no other approach would comport with the premise of individual dignity and choice upon which our political systems rests.”

Source : "Schaefer v. United States, 251 U.S. 466". Dissenting opinion, 1920.
“Dumb luck brought on the move from business to acting. I had moved to New York when I was 23, in the year 2000. On a lark, I went to audition for a soap opera.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When I moved to London, I was working on music - producing, writing - and that's where I discovered DJing. I started partying every night because I just needed to dance and enjoy music and forget about things, and that's when I started to notice DJing is the best job in the world. I honestly believed I could do it very well.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“God has loved you since before you were born-so much so that 2,000 years ago, He sent His Son Jesus to die in your place.”
“I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.”
“Live and let live. I want to be happy and be loved...that's all.”
“Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of marine scavengers. -Dexter”
“For me, directing is sort of like cooking or something. You know that you're making this interesting recipe while you're putting all the ingredients together, you can never oversee what it's gonna taste exactly. So while you're doing that, you're tasting.”

You may also like:

Adam Thirlwell
Novelist
Amanda Craig
Novelist
Euripides
Writer
Hari Kunzru
Novelist
Jon McGregor
Novelist
Martin Amis
Novelist
Peter Ho Davies
Writer
Philip Hensher
Novelist
ZoÃ« Heller
Journalist