"When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm trying not to get in the way"

-- John Zorn

#Writing Quotes #Trying Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.”
“Give yourself some credit for the work you put in with your own two hands. But remember to never forget the people and things that have helped you along the way.”
“A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually waste away, and eventually die.”
“Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.”
“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.”
“You look like Curran. You have that pissy exasperated look on your face.”
“They dashed on towards that thin red line tipped with steel.”

Source : On the Russians charging the British, in 'The British Expedition to the Crimea' (1877) p. 156. Russell's original dispatch to The Times, 25 October 1854, printed 14 November 1854 read: 'That thin red streak tipped with a line of steel'
“Why?â€ Eve leaned forward. â€œSincerely, Iâ€™ve always wanted to know why anyone buys multiple pairs of shoes at a time.â€ â€œIf I have to explain it, the joy is lost.”

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