"The only real access that I have to my mind is when I'm writing."

-- Kay Ryan

#Real Quotes #Writing Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I like a girl to look relaxed. Tight jeans and rock t-shirts are cute!”
“Clarabelle...Clarabelle... You worked as Kenspeckle Grouse's assistant, did you not?' 'One of the. He fired all the others.' 'But not you?' 'He fired me on the second day, but I kept coming in. I had nowhere else to go.' 'And then you killed him.' 'Yes.' 'A Remnant squirmed inside you, and you killed Kenspeckle Grouse.' 'Yes.' Nye grinned. 'You're hired. But I have warn you, if you try to kill me, I will dissect you and sing along to your screams.' 'Can I have Mondays off?' 'You may.”
“I think that when you do an adaptation for theater, it's either a marriage or a love affair..and so tremendous is my esteem and affection of many years for Ernest Gaines, there was no question but that I would be a very faithful adapter..which I did do.”
“I often stand by the merchandise booth, point to a poster and tell people, 'That's me.'”
“To be Radchaai is to be civilised.”
“Don't scrutinize people with a microscope; view them from a comfortable distance. And allow some room for compassion in the space the lies between you.”
“We are visual creatures. When you doodle an image that captures the essence of an idea, you not only remember it, but you also help other people understand and act on it - which is generally the point of meetings in the first place.”
“As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.”

Source : Sonia Sotomayor (2013). “My Beloved World”, p.164, Vintage

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