"I have even taught classes on writing about sex, and I've looked closely at different writers' sex scenes. On the level of craft I've given it a lot of thought. The pitfalls are simple: It can sound clinical or medical, which isn't right, or pornographic, because the characters disappear."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

K. M. Soehnlein

#Sex Quotes #Writing Quotes #Character Quotes

“If something doesn't turn out as planned, you will ask yourself, 'How did I create that? What was I thinking? What were my beliefs? What did I say or not say? What did I do or not do to create that result? How did I get the other person to act that way? What do I need to do differently next time to get the result I want?'”
“Television glorifies war, ... And the reality is we have some remarkably brave men and women who work through such challenging circumstances to make us as safe as we are.”
“Doesn't matter how menial may be the job that you're doing today. If you have dreams, that will turn into something positive in the future.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“The peace of nature and of the innocent creatures of god seems to be secure and deep, only so long as the presence of man and his restless and unquiet spirit are not there to trouble its sanctity.”
“Let the corporations do as they please -- pillage the environment, falsify their advertising, rig the securities markets -- and it is none of the federal government's business to interfere with the will of heaven.”
“The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.”

Source : "Hailee Steinfeld: For A Young Actress, A Gritty Debut". Interview with Melissa Block, www.npr.org. December 17, 2010.
“We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“there is less alms-giving in America than in any other Christian country on the face of the globe. It is not in the temper of the people either to give or to receive.”

Source : Frances Trollope (2015). “Domestic Manners of the Americans”, p.89, Sheba Blake Publishing

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