"I like a great degree of compression. I like to mix lateral steps with forward ones. I don't want the prose ever to feel simply functional - at least not for any stretch."

-- Michael Helm

#Want Quotes #Steps Quotes #Degrees Quotes

“I think that was when the headmaster realized he had lost; he realized then that he was finished. Because, what could he do? Was he going to tell us to stop praying? We kept our heads bowed; and we kept praying. Even as awkward as he was, the Rev. Mr. Merrill had made it clear to us that there was no end to praying for Owen Meany.”
“You don't learn about sex from doing it with boys, but from talking about it with girls.”
“Only a few individuals succeed in throwing off mythology in a time of a certain intellectual supremacy--the mass never frees itself.”
“I actually really liked teaching. I started teaching at UCB when I was in college. I would get someone to fill out an internship form or something so I would get the credit. But why did I start teaching? I loved it. I loved doing improv and loved UCB and wanted to be a part of that world and that community.”
“Honestly, not being well received makes me feel very vulnerable. Not being included or regarded highly enough makes me crazy.”
“I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.”
“Sincerity and the correct use of the voice are the greatest things in the art of acting.”
“You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.”

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