"Pain is easy to write. In pain we're all happily individual. But what can one write about happiness?"

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Graham Greene

#Pain Quotes #Writing Quotes #Easy Quotes

“Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.”
“I just got a fortune cookie that says "Turn off your computer and read a book" which is odd because I'm WRITING a book...on my computer!”
“In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exist, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love.”
“We know great art by its effect on us. If we are prepared to look without preconceptions, without defenses, without haste, then art will change us.”
“I've never really collected anything other than old Atari cartridges. I only had, like, 12 Atari games as a kid, so at some point in my 20s I decided I was going to own all of them.”
“Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhhâ€™ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Donâ€™t let someone steal your tenderness. Donâ€™t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things.”
“A long time ago, Anne used to talk about energy-how that was all that love was-ions connecting across synapses of time and air. Don't rationalize, she'd say. None of it will ever make sense. I leaned back against the wall and closed my eyes, not wanting to cry. Anne was right. None of it made any sense.”
“You don't have to be famous to live out your own red carpet moment.”

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