"At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my 'work.' At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival."

-- Todd Solondz

#Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes #Creative Quotes

“You may think things didn't change much after the 60s 'revolution' - but they did. The levels of prescriptive disapproval for anyone who stepped outside the norm receded.”
“I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education.”
“We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national effort. We can start right now.”
“It (taking photographs) is all about longingwithout longing-no pictures at all.”
“Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds youâ€”and it will find you”
“It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.”
“I may have a little bit of a talent for music, but I've learnt to tap into my own self when I write. When I put the drill bit inside my heart, sometimes I come up with something light and frothy, sometimes with something deep and painful, but it's great to connect with the audience.”
“Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.”

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