"Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can."

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Michael Pollan

#Writing Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Sides Quotes

“I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition.”

Source : "Mike Nichols, Master of Invisibility" by Charles Mcgrath, www.nytimes.com. April 10, 2009.
“There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true?”
“I wasn't playing a drag queen - I was playing an extraordinary performer.”
“Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way.”
“I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly prove that you're a normal, cool person.”
“It's always good to find things that you haven't found before.”
“In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible.”
“Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.”

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