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We will, of course, without hesitation use art to parody, ridicule, debunk, or criticize ideologies.
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One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner…
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God, what a ghastly enterprise to be in, though-and what an odd way to achieve success. I'm an exhibitionist who wants to…
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When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. The propositional content (i.e.,…
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Under fun's new administration, writing fiction becomes a way to go deep inside yourself and illuminate precisely the stuff you don't want…
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Of course, the fact that Dostoevsky can tell a juicy story isn't enough to make him great. If it were, Judith Krantz…
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Some words have to be explicitly uttered, Lenore. Only by actually uttering certain words does one really DO what one SAYS. 'Love'…
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You have a great deal of yourself on the line, writing- your vanity is at stake. You discover a tricky thing about…
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Postmodern irony and cynicism's become an end in itself, a measure of hip sophistication and literary savvy. Few artists dare to try…
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No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.
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Molly Notkin often confides on the phone to Joelle van Dyne about the one tormented love of Nokin's life thus far, an…
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No single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable.
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The bombing in Oklahoma City has focused renewed attention on the rhetoric that’s been coming from the right and those who cater…
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Where others fear trade and economic growth, we see opportunities for creating new wealth and undreamed-of opportunities for millions in our own…
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Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, and to changing our beliefs about what…
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Words form the thread on which we string our experiences. [Therefore be careful how you interpret your life. Don't think or speak…
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Whatever you are doing, take the attitude of wanting it directly or indirectly to benefit others. Take the attitude of wanting it…
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Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see…
— Michael Bloomberg
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We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
— Simon Sinek
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We are not certain, we are never certain. If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make…
— Albert Camus
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I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five minutes. I…
— Urs Fischer
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When you acknowledge the integrity of your solitude, and settle into its mystery, your relationships with others take on a new warmth,…
— John O'Donohue
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Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
— Gore Vidal
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Kartik places a sovereign in the lady's cup, and I know that it's likely all he has. "Why did you do that?"…
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