"I sometimes get asked if I think about film stuff while I'm writing fiction, and the answer is, of course not."

-- Matthew Specktor

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Russia, despite its heavy flirtation with capitalism and some quite unsavory oligarchs, is still building its foreign policy on the Soviet ideals of internationalism, solidarity and logic. And even domestically, President [Vladin]Putin is slowly, step-by-step, restoring many important Soviet achievements that were torpedoed by a nitwit, and one gangster - [Mikhail] Gorbachev and [Boris] Yeltsin.”
“Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.”

Source : Rob Sheffield (2007). “Love Is a Mix Tape: Life, Loss, and What I Listened To”, p.90, Crown Archetype
“People tend to believe accusations more than denials.”
“So therefore I dedicate myself, to my art, my sleep, my dreams, my labors, my suffrances, my loneliness, my unique madness, my endless absorption and hunger because I cannot dedicate myself to any fellow being.”
“Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems.”
“Love is always present, it is just a matter of feeling it or not.”

Source : Kimberly Kirberger (1999). “Teen Love, On Relationships: A Book For Teenagers”, HCI Teens
“I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful.”
“I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it.”

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