"I believe that, in an ideal world, writers would feel free to write what matters to them without having to consider success, failure, the market, etc."

-- Claire Messud

#Believe Quotes #Writing Quotes #What Matters Quotes

“Courage, garrulousness and the mob are on our side. What more do we want?”
“Mass incarceration is the most pressing racial justice issue of our time.”
“I love huge movies. Not sure I am the guy to make them, but you can rely on me being there watching them.”
“Chastity seems to have come as a late development. What the primitive maiden dreaded was not the loss of her virginity but a reputation for sterility.”
“Being in the moment is everything. So being in the moment for me is just letting the narrative play out, listening to the designers and giving them helpful feedback about what they're doing.”
“I had gotten to know the music scene there, and just fell in love with it. I've lived there a little over four years now. There's a charm to Denton. The musicians in Denton are all very talented, but they're also all very accessible and very community-oriented.”
“Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy.”
“Sometimes people think it's what you say when you're in a huge group that makes you a leader. But sometimes it's the one-on-one conversations you have with guys individually, just getting to know them. I think I've done that a lot. Not intentionally - it just happens.”

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