"For the neurotic, the merging of the subconscious and the conscious may be risky, just as it is for the users of drugs. But for the writer who is aware of the way in which this connection exists in reality and nourishes creativity, the sooner he can achieve a synthesis among intellect, emotion, and instinct, the sooner his work will be integrated."

-- Anais Nin

#Creativity Quotes #Reality Quotes #Drug Quotes

“There, by the starlit fences The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.”
“... not all black women have silently acquiesced in sexism and misogyny within the African-American community. Indeed, many writers, activists, and other women have voiced their opposition and paid the price: they have been ostracized and branded as either man- haters or pawns of white feminists, two of the more predictable modes of disciplining and discrediting black feminists.”
“In L.A., the only thing within walking distance is your car.”

Source : "TV's Top 50 Showrunners". The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2010.
“The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ray Lewis from Apr 20, 2015
“Education is not the only answer and it's certainly not the immediate solution. At best, it's a necessary, but not sufficient response to widening inequality.”
“And then, in that regal silence, finally - I began to meditate on (and with) God.”
“Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.”
“At 7 in the morning, Rob Zombie calls. I just let the machine answer it, because I'm like, "Who's calling me at 7 in the morning?" It's Rob leaving this message, going, "That was the best birthday present I ever got in my whole life. I looked at Halloween script from cover to cover. No one else will ever get their fingers on this. It's wrapped in plastic. It's going in my vault. I love it. Thank you."”

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