"When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Character Quotes #Writing Quotes #Glasses Quotes

“Unlike my subject will I frame my song, It shall be witty and it shan't be long.”
“I was sort of the class-clown type, and I was also in school plays, and I always liked comedy.”
“This looking down our noses at tea party people has got to stop,”
“The strength of collective decision making and political responsibility is not only a question of recognizing other people's ability. It is also recognizing one's own limitations.”
“For many years it was difficult for me to paint because I didn't feel the informal painting that was then tyrannically dominating painters and art collectors.”

Source : Source: observer.com
“Thought is metaphoric, and proceeds by comparison, and the metaphors of language derive therefrom.”
“I think fashion is art. The dialogue I am concerned with as an artist has more to do with the art and artists that I've been influenced by. I can't help but be affected by all the art that I've seen.”
“The interest of the landlord is always opposed to the interests of every other class in the community.”

Source : 1817 Principles of Political Economy andTaxation.

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