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Jorge Luis Borges had the soapbox and the authority to complain about this myopic understanding of the duty of Latin American writers,… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
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Two aesthetics exist: the passive aesthetic of mirrors and the active aesthetic of prisms. Guided by the former, art turns into a… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
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I write until the first draft is finished, and then I feel that I can get out. But, during the time of… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I hesitate to say yes - I had writer's block, because I know there are people who've had really serious cases of… — Jonathan Dee Copy Share Image
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I think it worked two ways. One, a lot of people writing about the movie used that as shorthand and it could… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
There is probably no finer prose writer alive in Britain now, no-one better at making a sentence, no-one better at descriptive writing,… — Linda Grant Copy Share Image
Now, it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. There is filth on the… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Because I also write, I really admire Latinas who are creating content. That's the next step. We can talk about seeing more… — Chrissie Fit Copy Share Image
I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
If I let my fingers wander idly over the keys of a typewriter it might happen that my screed made an intelligible… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
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I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I've got many ideas that are still to be drawn out, but the… — Jade Hassoune Copy Share Image
When I was home, traditionally since I was young, I'd write in cafés. That was the romantic notion in 1963. Café atmospheres… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Jealousy is such a direct attack on whatever measure of confidence you’ve been able to muster. But if you continue to write,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
It was actually the movie 'Rushmore' that made me first realize that I could try writing, but 'Cheers' is the best show… — Anders Holm Copy Share Image
The great thing for me, now, is that writing has become more and more interesting. Not just as a craft but as… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
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