"For whatever reason, thus far it's been important to me not to write that kind of collection. Which means that I've spent months playing tic-tac-notecard, trying to get the stories in an order whereby stories that are similar in any given way (diction, narrative stance, setting, plot) are separated by others that aren't."

-- Roy Kesey

#Writing Quotes #Mean Quotes #Order Quotes

“There are some artists that I'll always be cool with. We'll kick it and we'll check on each other from time to time. It's not always about number one records or gaining something off from being around me. I experienced all of those people that came into my life that vanished as soon as the rumor came out. They didn't even call to ask what was going on. Those that know me know that it's not true. Those people really broke my heart because they treated me differently. Just going from having everything to losing it all. I lost everything because of that.”
“I hope my work is recognizable as being by a woman, though I certainly would never deliberately make it feminine in any way, in subject or treatment. But if I speak in a voice which is my own, it's bound to be the voice of a woman.”

Source : Helen Yglesias, Isabel Bishop (1989). “Isabel Bishop”, Rizzoli International Publications
“Like, I mean I don't even know why you girls bother at this point. Like give it up, it's me. I win and you lose.”
“My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.”
“As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs.”
“There's a domino effect with certain things you say.”
“If everything is amplified, we hear nothing.”
“Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself.”

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