"There is a phase in the life of every copy editor when she is obsessed with hyphens."

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Source : Mary Norris (2015). “Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen”, p.99, W. W. Norton & Company

Mary Norris

#Editors Quotes #Phases Quotes #Obsessed Quotes

“Very often when I am introduced to women, I think, What is she really like behind the disguise which she wears? And very often I discover that she is pleasant enough, and probably would expand and glow if she received enough affection.”
“I went to professional men's soccer games, the old North American soccer league at that time, and I used to be a ticket holder with my family and family friends. We would go every weekend and I thought it was great, but I just thought of it as recreation, as family fun.”
“People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. You can listen like a blank wall or like a splendid auditorium where every sound comes back fuller and richer.”
“The essence of information...is not its content but its resonance. This is why feeling or sensing things is so important. To sense the resonance of incoming information co-creates a resonant field.”
“Getting bad reviews or doing something thats not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that Ive earned my stripes a bit.”
“Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasnâ€™t.”
“I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent.”

Source : "Happy Birthday Colin Firth! The Actor's Great Movie Moments" by Jeryl Brunner, parade.com. September 10, 2014.
“One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it.”

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