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Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting.

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We will, of course, without hesitation use art to parody, ridicule, debunk, or criticize ideologies.
One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner…
God, what a ghastly enterprise to be in, though-and what an odd way to achieve success. I'm an exhibitionist who wants to…
When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. The propositional content (i.e.,…
Under fun's new administration, writing fiction becomes a way to go deep inside yourself and illuminate precisely the stuff you don't want…
Of course, the fact that Dostoevsky can tell a juicy story isn't enough to make him great. If it were, Judith Krantz…
Some words have to be explicitly uttered, Lenore. Only by actually uttering certain words does one really DO what one SAYS. 'Love'…
You have a great deal of yourself on the line, writing- your vanity is at stake. You discover a tricky thing about…
Postmodern irony and cynicism's become an end in itself, a measure of hip sophistication and literary savvy. Few artists dare to try…
No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.
Molly Notkin often confides on the phone to Joelle van Dyne about the one tormented love of Nokin's life thus far, an…
No single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable.

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Let us not be blind to our differences-but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by… — John F. Kennedy
So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to… — John F. Kennedy
Marriage is for committed lovers, not hostages. Marriage is a sacred relationship created for two people who complete each other spiritually. While… — Rob Jackson
In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing… — Herman Kahn
Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting. — David Foster Wallace
The legitimate aim of criticism is to direct attention to the excellent. The bad will dig its own grave, and the imperfect… — Christian Nestell Bovee
The legitimate aim of criticism is to direct attention to the excellent. The bad will dig its own grave. — Christian Nestell Bovee
In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff… — Joichi Ito
God's command to have dominion over every living thing is a call to service, a test of responsibility, a rule of love,… — Hugh Nibley
Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. — Eknath Easwaran
Sunday is a special day to give direct attention to God.But it doesn't stop there.Don't forget the other day!!! — Mariane Corbito

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