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Lydia Davis has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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We feel an affinity with a certain thinker because we agree with him; or because he shows us what we were already…
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We all have an ongoing narrative inside our heads, the narrative that is spoken aloud if a friend asks a question. That…
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You know the pain is part of the whole thing. And it isn’t that you can say afterwards the pleasure was greater…
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The moment when a limit is reached, when there is nothing ahead but darkness: something comes in to help that is not…
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I attempt all day, at work, not to think about what lies ahead, but this costs me so much effort that there…
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No one is calling me. I can’t check the answering machine because I have been here all this time. If I go…
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To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot,…
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Why don't you like the foods I like?" he asks sometimes. "Why don't you like the foods I make?" I answer.
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But it is curious how you can see that an idea is absolutely true and correct and yet not believe it deeply…
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Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.
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I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for…
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I think the close work I do as a translator pays off in my writing - I'm always searching for multiple ways…
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A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the…
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I know what it's like to meet someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk.
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When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.
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Look round this universe. What an immense profusion of beings, animated and organized, sensible and active! You admire this prodigious variety and…
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Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.
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You are not your poetry. Your self-esteem shouldn't depend on whether you publish, or whether some editor or writer you admire thinks…
— Dorianne Laux
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Friendship doesn't have anything to do with shoring up weakness. It has to do with respect and consideration for those you care…
— Terry Brooks
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Failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire. I guarantee you they all failed at one…
— Jillian Michaels
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The number one piece of advice I would share is to recruit a mentor. Find someone you admire who is at least…
— Bing Gordon
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Enjoy your work and work for whom you admire.
— Warren Buffett
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To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot,…
— Lydia Davis
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What you admire in others will develop in yourself. Therefore, to love the ordinary in any one is to become ordinary, while…
— Christian D. Larson
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