"Sometimes I have something stuck in my head and that directs the rhyme that I'm writing with."

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Source : Source: pitchfork.com

Courtney Barnett

#Writing Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Rhyme Quotes

“We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.”
“The other thing is we have an incredible villain. And we worked very hard to have villains that are connected to the hero. They have an effect, an emotional effect. They never become out-of-this-world, crazy villains.”
“...Force yourself to use the optimist's explanatory style: 'The situation is temporary. The effect will be limited, not pervasive. And it's due to external causes.' If you just can't make that work for you, refocus your attention...Turn your attention in a totally different direction for the time being. Replace the distressing thoughts with other ideas. Distract yourself.”
“The original necessity for the ceaseless presence of the woman to maintain that altar fire - and it was an altar fire in very truth at one period - has passed with the means of prompt ignition; the matchbox has freed the housewife from that incessant service, but the feeling that women should stay at home is with us yet.”
“I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.”
“Dying in the line of duty is heroic, but dying while unemployed is just stupid.”
“It's irrelevant to me if other people know who I am. I'm just, I'm really happy. It calms me down, too. If you're on top of an oilrig, fighting with politicians, or whatever - you need a bit of wisdom to realize that you're not always right, or that you're not always being reasonable, or you're not always listening.”
“We should leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth, and corrodes mankindâ€™s belief that we can better ourselves. The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war, and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern, and good intentions.”

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