"That 'writers write' is meant to be self-evident. People like to say it. I find it is hardly ever true. Writers drink. Writers rant. Writers phone. Writers sleep. I have met very few writers who write at all."

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Source : Renata Adler (2013). “Speedboat”, p.30, New York Review of Books

Renata Adler

#Writing Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Phones Quotes

“What goes 0-300 in less than 2 seconds? Your mother on a scale.”
“War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.”

Source : "War Is A Racket". Smedley Butler's speech in the U.S. (1933); later published as a book "War Is a Racket", www.businessinsider.com. 1935.
“If you need me or my help I will help you, whatever path you may follow. For me there is no difference. All paths lead to the same goal, that is, to realize the Divine.”
“Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever.”
“Regardless of what ideological twist people may have, about 90 to 95 percent of our population [in Puerto Rico] really values our citizenship. It's of utmost importance.”
“There are as many jobs for younger Americans as there are for other Americans of every age group in political campaigns. Campaigns are very labor intensive and volunteer dependent.”
“Individuality in dressing is not important to men. If they all look alike it means they haven't made a mistake.”
“Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.”

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