"I think it's important to let each thing you write teach you how to write it. You must listen to what you do. Let it be in control. I don't step in until I know what it demands of me."

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Source : "INTERVIEW: Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of Hausfrau". Interview With Heather Scott Partington, electricliterature.com. March 12, 2015.

Jill Alexander Essbaum

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Important Quotes

“If you raise the bar and offer your best to others then you deserve the same or better. Sometimes you have to divorce people who add no value to your life because they have nothing to offer but drama.”
“I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.”
“Sacrifice is a form of bargaining.”
“It was one of those rare times when remembering the dead was more inmportant than tending to the needs of the living.”
“I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.”
“I grew up reading comic books. Super hero comic books, Archie comic books, horror comic books, you name it.”
“Private confession was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.”
“Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.”

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