"Whatever I was writing at the time, I knew there was no market for it and never would be, because thereâ€™s never a market for true art, so my main concern was always to have a job that didnâ€™t require me to write or think."

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Source : "Purity of Essence: One Question for Nell Zink". Interview with Matthew Jakubowski, www.theparisreview.org. December 8, 2014.

Nell Zink

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“I want to be remembered as someone who tried their best and hopefully succeeded.”
“My dad thought I'd end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am a restlessness inside a stillness inside a restlessness.”
“Eternal life is the most important thing in all the world for which you and I should work and hope someday to attain. . . . the person who attains eternal life is exceedingly rich. Seek not for riches but for wisdom. . . . . . . he that hath eternal life is rich. Eternal life is the greatest of all of the gifts of God.”
“Love is reality, fear is an illusory concept created in your mind.”
“Being goal directed is not enough to conquer your enemy. To achieve your goal you need to know and be able to utilize all the resources available to you. This includes the knowledge of all those available to you as well as using the physical resources and those who control them.”
“If youâ€™re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If youâ€™re that kind of person, youâ€™ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old man.”
“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.”

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