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Material Quotes by Anne Lamott
- Don’t underestimate this gift of finding a place in the writing world: if you really work at describing creatively on paper the truth as you…
- Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.
- Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. Don't be afraid of your material or your past. Be…
- I don't know where to start," one [writing student] will wail. Start with your childhood, I tell them. Plug your nose and jump in, and…
- Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little…
- Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be…
More Material Quotes
- The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial side; has… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic. — Julian Assange
- No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to do that.… — Paul Auster
- Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he… — Sai Baba
- We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage. — Julian Assange
- As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison,… — Julian Assange
- We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material… — Julian Assange
- What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend… — Julian Assange