Hours Quote by Edith Pearlman Download Open image “I am slow. A sentence often takes an hour to compose before I throw it out. What can you do?” — Edith Pearlman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hours Sentences
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Murder, arson, adultery, drugging and drinking, cruel politics--reading a book crammed with such activities can make the timid and yearning among us feel like… — Edith Pearlman Copy Share Image
It's very important for a writer to be unnoticed, as quiet and unnoticed as possible. — Edith Pearlman Copy Share Image
“I believe solitude to be not only the unavoidable human condition but also the sensible human preference." ― Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision: New and… — Edith Pearlman Copy Share Image
“Still she wondered: did the present deliver up the future, or must you chase your destiny like a harpoonist?” — Edith Pearlman Copy Share Image
When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
He bombarded me with words, of all things, apparently clueless to the fact that the predawn hours rendered me incapable of coherent thought. — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
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