"Writing is a craft not an art."

-- William Zinsser

#Inspirational Quotes #Art Quotes #Writing Quotes

“In the last 14 years Jewry has achieved positions of influence which it has grossly misused morally, financially and politically in an unheard-of manner, with the result that the German people crumbled morally, financially, and politically.”

Source : "Nazis in the News: 1933". www.pbs.org. March 5, 1933.
“Our father the novelist; my husband the poet. He belongs to the ages - just don't catch him at breakfast. Artists, celebrated for their humanity, they turn out to be scarcely human at all.”
“The only prayer which a well-meaning man can pray is, O ye gods, give me whatever is fitting unto me!”
“It's much better when I go out with my mates and we stop talking about me like I'm some sort of egomaniac. It's great when we can just have a drink.”
“You know I used to be a heartthrob, and now I'm a coronary.”
“Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.”

Source : "New Again: Fiona Apple". Interview with Colleen Kelsey and Tracey Pepper, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 28, 2012.
“Some of the pictures are truly mysterious to me.. which is why I so often say publicly that I don't know or don't care what they're really about. And yet I can also say that the paintings are prayers.. that they have to do with whatever it is that makes you want more than what daily life affords.”
“Some of your worst gangsters are guys who were very low-key.”

Source : "Mickey Rourke on Megan Fox: 'Probably the Best Young Actress I've Ever Worked With'". Interview with Jeff Labrecque, ew.com. February 05, 2010.

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