"In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language governed it."

-- Jacques Derrida

#Dream Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I tried. Can't do it. Brain's empty.”
“If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves.”
“In the end it all comes down to enthusiasm. Your creativity is basically your expression of God-force.”
“A good novel is one that shows the complexity of individuals, and creates enough space for all these characters to have a voice; in this way a novel is called democratic - not that it advocates democracy but that by nature it is so. Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels - the biggest sin is to be blind to others' problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence.”

Source : Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.132, Random House
“This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.”
“I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation.”
“When you do your collection, you are much more free. You have fewer boundaries. When you work on a movie, you have to take into consideration the story, the plot, the vision of the director, even the physique of your cast. And then on top of all this, you want your imagination, your taste, and your ideas to come through. But a movie is forever.”
“And it's best if you know a good thing is going to happen, like an eclipse or getting a microscope for Christmas. And it's bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. But I think it is worst if you don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.”

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