"Anyone who wants to be a writer should, if given the opportunity, hang out with "real writers," that is, poets or writers who are lions in literature, semi-lions, or published authors."

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Source : "Hawaii, Mortuaries, And Saving Kurt Vonnegut: An Interview With Kirby Wright". Interview with George Wallace, www.greatweatherformedia.com. September 5, 2013.

Kirby Wright

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“Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as change itself liberates all suffering sentient beings and brings them great joy.”
“Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand. Return to the root and you will find Meaning.”
“Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service.”
“The Queen has done all she could on the dreadful subject of vivisection, and hopes that Mr. Gladstone will speak strongly against such a practice which is a disgrace to humanity...”
“Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.”
“I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate”
“It is odd that a value/virtue that plays such a central role in dramatic literature has played such a small role in philosophical writing. There are probably a number of reasons, but I think that a predilection for a certain kind of individualism is a major one. Others might include the fashionability of consequentialism, the idea that loyalty has more to do with sentiment than reason, as well as its proneness to corruption. The revival of interest in virtue/character as distinct from rules/principles has also created space for a renewed, if hesitant, interest in loyalty.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“You can be creative and not addictive, or addictive and not creative. Most addicted people do not produce anything of remarkable note.”

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