"When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time, every sentence has to be perfect, every paragraph has to be perfect, every chapter has to be perfect, but what youre doing is not any kind of public show, until youre ready for it."

-- Irvine Welsh

#Writing Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“This is so cool," I said loudly as Dad walked away. "Have you met the tattoo artist? Is he hot?" "He's a she," Mom said. "Is she hot? Cause I'm still young, you know. My sexual identity isnt fully formed." "Your father can't hear you anymore, Maya." Mom sighed.”
“People need to be given enough so that they feel like they're not missing something. There's a thing that you have when you watch a movie where, if you feel like you're not following and you're going to get tested on it later, you're going to get disengaged. So, you have to give people just enough information, so that they're able to keep up with the story.”
“Paradoxically, life is worth living for those who have something for which they will gladly give up life.”
“I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever have a voice in this business.”
“Nostalgia is also a trait of the organizations that I call lodges - everything from corporate cultures to religious sects. Their bonding power often exceeds loyalty to family or country because they create intimacy through shared ideals and beliefs, ceremonies, stories, and legends, and depend on it for their survival. The message is clear: Don't question what we're doing. Just appreciate how long we've been doing it.”

Source : Jennifer James (2012). “Thinking In The Future Tense”, p.131, Simon and Schuster
“Hope is a stance, not an assessment.”
“The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer from denialâ€”the truth only dies when true stories are untold.”

Source : Ken Liu (2016). “The Paper Menagerie”, p.382, Head of Zeus
“I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.”

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