"I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it."

-- Ben Okri

#Stress Quotes #Writing Quotes #Hands Quotes

“A single idea - the sudden flash of a thought - may be worth a million dollars.”
“I'm not scared to spend money. If you go out with me one night, you will understand that.”

Source : "Arsène Wenger may well spend heavily for Arsenal in transfer market" by Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. December 20, 2014.
“We are not always totally happy about how we are portrayed.”
“No matter how old we get, life's always got a lesson for you. Most likely one you've learned ten times before.”

Source : Barbara Neely (2015). “Blanche Among the Talented Tenth: A Blanche White Mystery”, p.49, Brash Books, LLC
“Too often, they play to whatever group is the loudest down at City Hall, and they buy them off, essentially.”
“Just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not, it's just as painful to watch my friend and mentor go through this.”

Source : "Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Bill Cosby: 'It's Painful to Watch My Mentor Go Through This'". Interview with Joe Lynch, www.billboard.com. January 21, 2015.
“I didn't have musical upbringing. I never listened to music growing up, thinking "I want to make my own music". I just listened to music for pleasure.”
“Children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for the jobs that white people who live in segregated neighborhoods have available.”

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