"Lizzie Harris's debut collection, Stop Wanting, crafts images and lines of such arresting splendor that I am very often driven to joy at the feats of beauty and healing that language is capable of bringing into being."

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Tracy K. Smith

#Healing Quotes #Joy Quotes #Crafts Quotes

“I feel like Jim Carrey is probably the closest thing to a true physical comedian that we have working today.”

Source : Interview with Christina Couch, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2011.
“I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The richness of our contemporary visual world must be seen as a danger. It is an overwhelming and oppressive world. A world that manifests itself fundamentally through the image is only a few steps from totalitarian manipulation.”
“You know, I'm really starting to think the whole world is just a patchwork quilt of crazy little cults, all with their own secret spaces, their own records, their own rules.”

Source : Robin Sloan (2012). “Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel”, p.253, Macmillan
“A strong spirit transcends rules”

Source : "Genius in short" by Barney Hoskyns, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2006.
“If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the writers you teach.”
“Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they're complete, not leading anywhere.”
“A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.”

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