"Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands."

-- Brenda Ueland

#Husband Quotes #Creative Quotes #Murderer Quotes

“It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.”
“Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 28, 2013
“I write short stories. They may appear big in size, but when you consider it, they're four or five novels in one. ... In return for picking up one of my books, I'm trying to give them value for their money. ... the goal of writing any book is to create the illusion that what you are reading is reality and you're part of it.”

Source : Interview with Don Swaim of CBS Radio, 1986.
“I thought I saw him once, but it turned out to be a yeti”
“I expected to go into journalism or law.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It's very healthy for a young girl to be deterred from promiscuity by fear of contracting a painful, incurable disease, or cervical cancer, or sterility, or the likelihood of giving birth to a dead, blind or brain-damaged baby (even ten years later when she may be happily married).”
“My background is in musical comedy. I didn't know I was going to be an actor. But all my points of reference have to do with musical comedy and in being kind of a showoff.”
“A game master or teacher who was primarily concerned with being close enough to the "innermost meaning" would be a very bad teacher. To be candid, I myself, for example, have never in my life said a word to my pupils about the "meaning" of music; if there is one it does not need my explanations. On the other hand I have always made a great point of having my pupils count their eighths and sixteenths nicely. Whatever you become, teacher, scholar, or musician, have respect for the "meaning" but do not imagine that it can be taught.”

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