"Writers are too neurotic to ever be happy."

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Source : "Gratitude" by Abigail Bereola, therumpus.net. October 08, 2013.

Connie Willis

#Neurotic Quotes

“Business can talk itself into a blue funk.”
“Justice is the first virtue of social institutions,”
“I think there's a part of us that fantasizes about having some sort of super power. If I could have one, it would definitely be teleportation!”
“How many people do you know who are obsessed with their work, who are type A or have stress related diseases and who canâ€™t slow down? They canâ€™t slow down because they use their routine to distract themselves, to reduce life to only its practical considerations. And they do this to avoid recalling how uncertain they are about why they live.”

Source : James Redfield (1993). “The celestine prophecy: an adventure”, Atticus Press & Company (AL)
“women who once aspired to the image of superwoman now worry about becoming superdrudge. Those who wanted to have it all now ask whether they have to do it all.”

Source : Ellen Goodman (1990). “Making Sense”, Penguin Group USA
“If you seem to yourself to be lacking in certain necessary qualities, if your character seems to lack strength, ask God to give you what you need - and He will. You can build any quality into your mentality by meditating upon that quality every day.”
“I've never bought a Dylan record. A singing poet? It just bores me to tears. I've got to tell you, if I had 10 Dylans in the final of 'American Idol,' we would not be getting 30 million viewers a week. I don't believe the Bob Dylans of this world would make 'American Idol 'a better show.”
“Hard work is greater than lazy talent.”

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