"I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm often been asked to write columns for papers in Peru. And I can't. I would die. There's no way I could write a column."

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Source : "'This American Life,' en Espanol". Interview with Ian Gordon, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2012.

Daniel Alarcon

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Paper Quotes

“Beauty is a perilous gift ...”
“One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“The fact that I lost my son permeates my being.”
“Maybe, through the stories I share about my life and others and the medical research that has been dedicated to the world of positive psychology, they'll relate to the power of a positive perspective and change the world one person at a time. Pipe dream, of course, but I love the thought of being given the chance to inspire!”

Source : "Trista Sutter from The Bachelorette: Spreading the Gift of Gratitude". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.”
“I enjoy research; in fact research is so engaging that it would be easy to go on for years, and never write the novel at all.”
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
“Ugh! Young girls, they should laugh. Life's bad enough when you're grown, you might as well laugh when you're young.”

Source : Nancy Garden (2017). “Annie on My Mind”, p.48, Open Road Media

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