"I think the hardest part of writing is revising. And by that I mean the following: A novelist has to create the piece of marble and then chip away to find the figure in it."

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Source : "If Comedy Central’s ‘Idiotsitter’ is Half as Funny As Talking to Its Creators, It Could Be the Funniest Show on TV". Interview with Liz Shannon Miller, www.indiewire.com. January 14, 2016.

Chaim Potok

#Mean Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“It was one of those days you sometimes get latish in the autumn when the sun beams, the birds toot, and there is a bracing tang in the air that sends the blood beetling briskly through the veins.”
“Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.”
“Art is the expression of the immortal part of man.”
“Ah, I don't do interviews, really.”
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.”
“Unexpected change is like a breath of fresh air -- a little brisk at first, but magic for the body and soul.”
“There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish.”
“You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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