"Some writers, notably Anton Chekov, argue that all characters must be admirable, because once we've looked at anyone deeply enough and understood their motivation we must identify with them rather than judge them."

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Source : Scarlett Thomas (2012). “Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories”, p.36, Canongate Books

Scarlett Thomas

#Motivation Quotes #Character Quotes #Judging Quotes

“There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race -- scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct... it has a social function, racism.”

Source : "Toni Morrison Breaks Down The Reality Of Race On The Colbert Report" by Jessica Dickerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 21, 2014.
“If someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, give them a call or send them a letter to tell them how sorry you are and to let them know how much you care.”
“The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you won't be able to immerse people in sound. When you play live, you want to grab people on the visceral level. They're completely different.”
“I don't think that it's appropriate for the government to say, in effect, we're going to slow down the growth of housing or that we're going to slow down the extension of the highway and the freeway system.”
“Live by faith. Live out loud. And never stop believing God-day by day.”
“As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.”

Source : "Glee's Chris Colfer and Amber Riley: Everyone Needs a Creative Outlet". Interview with Erin Hill, parade.com. October 29, 2010.
“Sex as desired by the class that dominates women is held by that class to be elemental, urgent, necessary, even if or even though it appears to require the repudiation of any claim women might have to full human standing. In the subordination of women, inequality itself is sexualized, made into the experience of sexual pleasure, essential to sexual desire.”
“We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine.”

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