"Whatever (its) virtues, (the) writing explores the culture of work but marginalizes work itself."

-- Maureen Corrigan

#Writing Quotes #Culture Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“The new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.”
“That’s what she was, Joanna felt suddenly. That’s what they all were, all the Stepford wives: actresses in commercials, pleased with detergents and floor wax, with cleansers, shampoos, and deodorants. Pretty actresses, big in the bosom but small in the talent, playing housewives unconvincingly, too nicey-nice to be real.”

Source : Ira Levin (1972). “The Stepford Wives: A Novel”, Random House Incorporated
“There's nightingales calling, shooting stars falling, like jewels in the rain.”

Source : Song: Everytime, Album: Sell, Sell, Sell, 1996
“Every change is a form of liberation. My mother used to say a change is always good even if it's for the worse.”
“Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.”

Source : Margaret Deland (2015). “John Ward, Preacher”, p.419, The Floating Press
“You proved to be worthy of my devotion. Of Deathâ€™s...love”
“While there's capitalism, there'll be socialism, because there is always a response to injustice.”

Source : "How the Daily Mail distorted words from my book to attack Ralph Miliband" by Michael Newman, www.theguardian.com. October 1, 2013.
“It's painful to consider anything but writing.”

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