"I feel like today we always glorify the young, just-plucked-from-college writer. But it's much harder to start writing later, in middle age, struggling on a book around a full-time job and family."

-- Toni Morrison

#Jobs Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Book Quotes

“When I was doing the screenplay, people who read the book Call Me by Your Name would go, "Oh god, what are you going to do about the peach scene?" I'd say, "I don't know, but I'll do something." And finally I figured out that there was a way of doing it without being totally graphic. You can do it in a way where the audience gets it and accepts it.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Golf is a percentage game, and I play the percentages.”
“Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.”
“Thongs are the leading cause of pregnancy in the United States.”
“The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.”
“I would vote for a Mormon.”
“Constantly take inventory of what's important to you.”

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