I make non-fiction partly because I'm not that good of a writer. My talent, if I have any, is in balancing, capturing and directing reality, rather than creating scenarios. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I just think there's something in the non-fiction form that allows you to see things clearly, if you're patient. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if… — Robert Greene Copy Share
I'm afraid I'm just too intense to have soft ideas, you know, about what to read when you're trying to pass the time. — Robert Greene Copy Share
You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset. — Robert Greene Copy Share
Let me spell it out: with the psychotic boss, nothing you do is ever quite right. They set traps, asking you to do things,… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Everybody knows what they were kind of drawn towards or what they're gifted at and it's more of courage and looking at yourself and… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Remember: your bosses prefer to keep you in dependent positions. It is in their interest that you do not become self-reliant, and so they… — Robert Greene Copy Share
I want to be able to write, that's my first love and I don't want to deviate from it even though I probably could… — Robert Greene Copy Share
It's sometimes hard to talk about politics and art. Obviously, I have my core beliefs, but I think art is best when it's troublesome… — Robert Greene Copy Share
If you change and adapt your persona, you are seen as inauthentic; if you stay the angry young man, you fade from attention or… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that… — Robert Greene Copy Share
What I like about the internet, what I see there is that its much more democratic. I have much more control, and if what… — Robert Greene Copy Share
“It is hard for us to imagine now, but our earliest human ancestors who ventured out onto the grasslands of East Africa some six… — Robert Greene Copy Share
“Let us call this quality the Original Mind. This mind looked at the world more directly—not through words and received ideas. It was flexible… — Robert Greene Copy Share
