"Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking."

-- Jessamyn West

#Being Alone Quotes #Writing Quotes #Creativity Quotes

“there is no gaiety as gay as the gaiety of grief.”
“The artist has the power to signoff the work by deconstructing the work itself: I've finished this work now and I'll sign it and relegate the painting to simply something that services my signature. The painting becomes the colorful backdrop of the signature.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“If you want to be productive, follow leads and dig. Whether it is for oil, gold or information, it requires action - your action. Question authority. Do it yourself.”

Source : "Helping People Doctor Themselves". Interview with Richard A. Passwater, wholefoodsmagazine.com. January 18, 2013.
“It frightens me, the awful truth, of how sweet life can be...”
“The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a unity constitute the organization of the machine.”

Source : "Autopoiesis and cognition: The realization of the living". Book by Francisco Varela, p. 137, 1980.
“Sometimes all it takes is a kind word of encouragement to get your heroes back on the right path.”
“But all the reports we read and heard were that sound bleed was non-existent - which is one of the reasons we did that layout - and also the circular flow just really worked well in terms of crowd movement and just the experience. We were really pleased.”
“Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People believe them, but photographs do lie, even without manipulation. They are only half-truths.”

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