I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted… — Sharif Abdel Kouddous Copy Share Image
The earth doesn’t care where death occurs. ...It’s the artist, by coming in and writing about it or painting it or taking… — Sally Mann Copy Share Image
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I had lots of time to read [being a lawyer] what I hadn't read in my school and college days. Being a… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
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People say the comedy is so shocking, but if you read newspapers or look around generally - I mean, obviously I'm not… — Julia Davis Copy Share Image
My muse can take the form of a landscape, an era, a style of writing, a piece of music, and, perhaps that… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
When we hold onto the negative in ourselves it comes with endless guilt. We hold onto a lifetime of floating visions and… — Jennifer James Copy Share Image
Art and writing come from somewhere down around the lizard brain. It's a much more peculiar activity than we like to think… — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
Everyone seems to see bleakness and despair in my books. I don't read them that way. I see myself as writing comic… — J. M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
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I met him. Him; him who in the midst of my terrible sorrow, fell in love with my madness. Him who was… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
Some people don't have a way of that catharsis and I do, so I'm lucky in that sense that people listen to… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
Although my stories are all very different on the surface, I like to write stories about characters struggling with big problems. I'm… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
Obviously loss of family is huge and critical, but I think really it's more about losing a sense of family. The horror… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
You write something and there’s no reality to it. You can’t inject it with any kind of reality. You have to be… — Deborah Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I had the idea to spend the year off in 2008 and start writing a rock album. I wanted to do something… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
'The Practice' I was on for seven years and it was a law show, so I really - a lot of objections… — Kelli Williams Copy Share Image
In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I know I will be working with someone and they are not keen with writing with a girl, I like to… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing-to be clear. I have given up… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
What I've found as I have kept writing stories is that more and more your way is barred. I feel really choked… — Catherine Brady Copy Share Image
I don't want to make a comfortable film. I'm not interested in that. I'm not interested in answering people's questions; I'm interested… — Sam Levinson Copy Share Image
I think a diversity of expression can only be good, so I think the more that people write about their experience, use… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
Probably the biggest temptation that young writers face is to be entertaining, to show your bag of tricks and do a bit… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
The producer and writers [ of X-Men: Apocalypse ] were kind of feeling me out with, "Are you okay with the fact… — Lucas Till Copy Share Image
Before I decided to concentrate on writing, I drew pictures and painted, and made Super 8 experimental movies. I was the singer… — Dennis Cooper Copy Share Image
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I feel happy about the songs I've written. I'm a great lover of the craft of songwriting, and I sure admire it… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
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To me, writing is much freer than dancing. With writing, you could do it whenever you wanted. You didnt have to do… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
Honestly, when you're writing you try to stay on the story, on the character's mind, trying to throw stuff at them. There… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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Everything is possible for the writer. There isn’t anything anyone can tell you that you can’t do, and there is no such… — Kyle Minor Copy Share Image
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![“I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted to do. So, after two years, I took some writing courses - I always loved to write - and I figured the only way I was going to get paid to write was in journalism.” quote by Sharif Abdel Kouddous](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/b60/sharif-abdel-kouddous-63338_courses_i-hated-the-culture-working-in-the-bank_864451.jpg)
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