"The writer is one who, emnbarking upon a……" — Donald Barthelme
"The writer is one who, emnbarking upon a task, does not know what to do."
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40 Quotes by Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme has 40 quotes on this site.
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Food ... is the topmost taper on the golden candelabrum of existence.
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Anathematization of the world is not an adequate response to the world.
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I don’t think you can talk about progress in art—movement, but not progress.
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The best way to live is by not knowing what will happen to you at the end of the day...
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The important thing is the educational experience itself — how to survive it.
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I think writers like old cities and are made very nervous by new cities.
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Is death that which gives meaning to life? And I said, no, life is that which gives meaning to life.
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Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin.
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My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great…
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Is death that which gives meaning to life?
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The not-knowing is crucial to art, is what permits art to be made. Without the scanning process engendered by not-knowing,…
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We are what we have been told about ourselves. We are the sum of the messages we have received. The…
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More Crafts Quotes
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
— Dirk Benedict
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.
— Anthony Bourdain
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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