"How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is another mystery. Works are not created by one's life; every life is rich in material."

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Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (1998). “Sight-readings: American Fictions”, Random House Incorporated

Elizabeth Hardwick

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“The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. But real life takes place in the here and now.”
“Abstinence is many times very helpful to the end of religion.”
“Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay, jobs that are just about impossible to fill.”
“These days, insecure in our relationships and anxious about intimacy, we look to technology for ways to be in relationships and protect ourselves from them at the same time.”

Source : Sherry Turkle (2011). “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”, p.12, Basic Books
“Every man got a right to his own mistakes. Ain't no man that ain't made any.”
“You're collaborating with people you don't even know, when you're making a film. You're collaborating with people you've never seen. So, the collaborative process is very, very different than when you're collaborating on a record with the musicians you've worked with all your life.”
“I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.”
“Take a day to heal from the lies you've told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.”

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