"... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun."

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Gish Jen

#Fun Quotes #Writing Quotes #Play Quotes

“To what shall the character of utility be ascribed, if not to that which is a source of pleasure?”
“My job is about playing people. And I think once you lose touch with people, what do you play?”
“Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up.”
“We are all imprisoned by the dictionary. We choose out of that vast, paper-walled prison our convicts, the little black printed words, when in truth we need fresh sounds to utter, new enfranchised noises which would produce a new effect.”

Source : Mervyn Peake (2007). “Titus Groan”, p.230, The Overlook Press
“When we resent someone in some way we need to "be on the alert" that even innocent gestures on their part can become suspect to us. Even something as simple as their walking into a room or whispering something to someone else can be conjured up in our minds, to look to us as if they're doing it on purpose to irritate us -as if they're involved in some diabolical plot to hurt us further. What they may be doing may have no connection to their past actions that hurt us in the first place but our resentful feelings against them can often taint our perception of what's really taking place.”
“Choose To Be Inspired.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. November 20, 2014.
“We are bound to our ancestors and to those who made us, whether we want to be or not. What matters is what we make of what we are.”
“John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.”

Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.91, Anza Publishing

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