"I never really had novel-writing instruction like people do in MFA programs."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Jess Row

#Writing Quotes #People Quotes #Program Quotes

“An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.”
“Look for solutions, not problems.”
“I know I screwed up my 'Godzilla.'”

Source : "'Godzilla': 'I know I screwed up,' says Dean Devlin". Interview with Adam B. Vary, www.ew.com. July 27, 2012.
“Social enables word of mouth at an unprecedented scale. Its most powerful effect, through reviews and recommendations, is to put product quality and value for money as the key to success in commerce. Social brings a level of transparency that prevents marketers from advertising their way to success without underlying product quality.”
“My friends often say I'm the most racist person they know against Asians. And it's sort of like, "If I make the joke first, then I have the power and I'm holding the cards and you're not going to put me down for that."”
“I feel we're on pretty solid ground in interpreting orbit around the sun as the primary driving force behind ice-age glaciation. The relationship is just too clear and consistent to allow reasonable doubt.”

Source : "Despite Global Warming, Scientists Say to Expect Another Ice Age—In 5,000 Years". George Kukla's remarks at the international symposium convened by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, www.columbia.edu. February 25, 2000.
“Take the stupidest thing you've ever done. At least it's done. It's over. It's gone. We can all learn from our mistakes and heal and move on. But it's harder to learn or heal or move on from something that hasn't happened; something we don't know and is therefore indefinable; something which could very easily have been the best thing in our lives, if only we'd taken the plunge, if only we'd held our breath and stood up and done it, if only we'd said yes.”

Source : Danny Wallace (2010). “Yes Man”, p.433, Simon and Schuster
“When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.”

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