"I havenâ€™t had trouble with writerâ€™s block. I think itâ€™s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, clichÃ©d writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesnâ€™t have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments. It seems writerâ€™s block is often a dislike of writing badly and waiting for writing better to happen."

-- Jennifer Egan

#Block Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys.”

Source : "‘God and Government: The Battle Over Faith-Based Initiatives’ and Pakistan’s Role in the War on Terror". "Now" with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. September 26, 2003.
“I have always thought that the photographer does artistic work and that art consists of working with fictional premises.”
“If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.”

Source : The House of Intellect ch. 6 (1959)
“One of the main reasons for the existence of philosophy is not that it enables you to find truth (it can never do that) but that it does provide you a refuge for definitions.”

Source : T. E. Hulme, Patrick McGuinness (2003). “Selected Writings”, p.77, Psychology Press
“In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.”
“It is interesting that Satan, who voted for 'no opposition', has become the main source of it!”
“If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.”
“My parents kept us sheltered from this world of Hollywood. I don't have any great memories of bouncing on Cary Grant's knee or something like that”

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