"As regards plot I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots. And as I think a plot desirable and almost necessary, I have this extra grudge against life."

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Source : In R. Lehmann et al. Orion I (1945) p. 25

Ivy Compton-Burnett

#Real Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Your enlightenment is more powerful than your ignorance.”
“I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.”
“Your imagination is yours. You can remember the past you choose, rehearse the future you want, and identify with the real and fictional heroes and events of your selection.”
“If you're going to do good work, the work has to scare you.”
“Whenever there remains any support for the ego within, even if it be only an atom's weight, then you are pretentious and have a devil who leads you astray.”
“Where all are selfish, the sage is no better than the fool, and only rather more dangerous.”

Source : James Anthony Froude (2004). “Short Studies on Great Subjects”, p.443, The Minerva Group, Inc.
“Dogmas take endless forms, and when you can persuade different people to hold opposing dogmas, the manipulation of conflict and control through "divide and rule" becomes easy. It is happening today in the same way - more so, in fact - as it has throughout human history.”
“That's a big part of being a designer now: going out, having dinners, meeting people. Being in an ivory tower, you can feel very removed.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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