"What it takes to survive out here is order, I realize and say to myself, â€˜Divide the day into equal periods. See this travel alarm? You get up, don your uniform, move according to the bell.â€™"

--

Source : Mary Robison (2001). “Why Did I Ever”, Counterpoint LLC

Mary Robison

#Moving Quotes #Order Quotes #Bells Quotes

“Nobody makes me laugh like my wife.”
“What you think you know versus what you actually learn.”
“When you donâ€™t have much, having less isnâ€™t so bad.”
“I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.”
“You will not be good teachers if you focus only on what you do and not upon who you are.”
“I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.”
“All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.”
“Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.”

You may also like:

Amy Hempel
Writer
Barry Hannah
Novelist
Frederick Barthelme
Novelist
Frederick Exley
Writer
Gordon Lish
Writer
Grace Paley
Writer
Michael Almereyda
Film director
Raymond Carver
Writer
Sam Lipsyte
Novelist