"The most important thing for a writer to do is to write. It really doesn't matter what you write as long as you are able to write fluidly, very quickly, very effortlessly. It needs to become not second nature but really first nature to you. And read; you need to read and you need to read excellent books and then some bad books. Not as many bad books, but some bad books, so that you can see what both look like and why both are what they are."

-- Augusten Burroughs

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Long Quotes

“Disco does work better with black artists or players. They just feel it more.”
“Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression, this approach may seem forced, unnecessary and misunderstood. But this system of communication has become very Iranian.”
“You can't go to Windows Update and get a patch for stupidity.”
“Clouds are fascinating to paint because they are the only element in a landscape that possesses free movement.”

Source : John F. Carlson (1973). “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, p.109, Courier Corporation
“You can't be fearless, remember? Because you still care about things. About your life.”
“Pain is like fabric: The stronger it is, the more itâ€™s worth.”
“The true feeling of sex is that of a deep intimacy, but above all of a deep complicity....”

Source : James Dickey (1984). “Sorties”, p.95, LSU Press
“Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in cheap rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed the better I felt.”

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