"I really think that if there's any one enemy to human creativity, especially creative writing, its self-consciousness. And if you have one eye on the mirror to see how you're doing, you're not doing it as well as you can. Don't think about publishing, don't think about editors, don't think about marketplace."

-- Andre Dubus

#Writing Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Eye Quotes

“The biggest journalistic game-changer of our time has been the rise of social media and the overgrowth of faux news sources - league- and team-sponsored blogs, player tweets, fanboy sites, rumor mills - churning bits of information and speculation into a clattering fog storm. Who will cut through the drivel and whim-wham to tell us what's really going on?”
“Before we can pray for God's blessing, we should ask ourselves if our disobedience could hinder his blessing.”
“All my life I have said, "Whatever happens there will always be tables and chairs"--and what a mistake.”
“Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.”
“Laughter is the best medicine in the world.”
“The audience I'm targeting doesn't care about the language spoken in the films they watch. They're interested in more important things like story, performance, cinematography etc.”

Source : "Chika Anadu On Her Debut ‘B for Boy,’ Transitioning To Film, Telling ‘Women’s Stories,’ More". Interview with MsWOO, www.indiewire.com. October 29, 2013.
“We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.”
“Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again.”

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