"The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. But we do. We have so much we want to say and figure out."

-- Anne Lamott

#Writing Quotes #Sheep Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Science doesn't deliver even that much "truth"; it delivers empirically adequate generalisations, and that is all we need.”
“If women understand by emancipation the adoption of the masculine role then we are lost indeed.”
“Not everyone can be as successful a performer as myself, who gave 10 great performances the first time I ever did comedy, and then toiled in obscurity for years.”

Source : "Scott Aukerman of Comedy Death-Ray". Interview with Kyle Ryan, tv.avclub.com. June 22, 2010.
“What would you love to achieve and accomplish? What would you feel great about doing in your life? What meaningful goals would you wish to reach? Imagine achieving and accomplishing everything that you would wish [dream] for. Picture yourself reaching your highest aspirations and your most meaningful goals. Visualize yourself speaking and acting the way you would wish with the highest and best character traits.”
“Troubles never come singly.”
“I looked to many, many filmmakers. I was influenced by the Neo-Realists, and by the Cuban, and the Latin American cinema, the '70s, European experimental work. And fortunately, all those influences gave me the strength to think, "I can make my way. I'm a creative person, I can try to create a way that is uniquely mine because I've seen so much, and I've experienced so much."”
“Once Europe existed in a Dark Age and Islam carried the torch of learning. Now we Muslims live in a Dark age.”
“Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.”

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