“When starting out in a job or role for the first time there is often a belief (both from the individual and sometimes also from their manager) that being extremely busy and putting in long hours can be productive.” — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I think he is the ornament of society! Oh, there is not just one role for the artist in society. He has many roles and he has a different role as society changes, and in different societies . . .… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“But maybe it was only that Father was thinking that he must arrive in Memphis with the entire family household intact if he was… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one's parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: It was a lone amateur who built the Ark – and a large group of professionals… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I think trying to write is a religious exercise. You are trying to understand life, and you can only get the illusion of doing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“When starting out in a job or role for the first time there is often a belief (both from the individual and sometimes also… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“A risk is something nasty you smell and an issue is something nasty you stand in.” — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one’s parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. Character and emotional content should… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I feel strongly against professionalism, against someone’s feeling he has to write a book every year to keep his name before the public. I… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“My own view of Father was not nearly so high-flown or complicated. For me he was flesh and blood and until the day I… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I think he is the ornament of society! Oh, there is not just one role for the artist in society. He has many roles… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“A project manager was out walking in the countryside one day when a frog called out to her. She bent down, picked up the… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“One makes advances. You do! You come to see what your story is like. That’s part of the fun: to see how you can… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I quote Frank O’Connor to my students: that when you are writing a story, at some point the story must take over. You are… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy (Edgar Bergen)” — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
