"You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect."

-- Tsitsi Dangarembga

#People Quotes #Perception Quotes #Observation Quotes

“Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who donâ€™t will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if youâ€™re proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is whatâ€™s important.”
“Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers.”
“If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect.”
“A few weeks after my surgery, I went out to play catch with my golden retriever. When I bent over to pick up the ball, my prosthesis fell out. The dog snatched it, and I found myself chasing him down the road yelling "Hey, come back here with my breast!"”
“Publishers love to compartmentalize, and Second Chance was not an easy novel to define.”
“Most of us are worrying about the future so much that we can't enjoy the present.”
“Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.”
“Values and verdicts never bother me half as much as people trying to weasel their way around them, or people compromising their reason to pander to their own prejudices and preconceptions, which they are so rarely competent to look in the face.”

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