"I think journalism is useful training for a……" — Kevin Barry
"I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft."
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13 Quotes by Kevin Barry
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In the early nineties, I was a cub reporter on a city newspaper in Limerick, and assigned to the courthouse…
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I have always felt a special affinity with V. S. Pritchett. He worked from the ear, primarily, as I do,…
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When you wake up, instead of checking emails on your phone, or counting your retweets, pick up a pen and…
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In my very early days as a journalist, as a cub reporter on a local newspaper, I used to cover…
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I have been as influenced by music and films as by books.
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Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make…
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I go to Spain a lot, in winter, for a blast of sunlight to banish the blues brought on by…
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Irish writing is so strong that it can feel like the country has all been covered, but in fact, there…
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I go into my workroom seven mornings a week. There will only be one or two mornings a week where…
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Very first thing in the morning, I spew some rough genius directly on to the laptop. Then I have coffee…
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Libraries are where we learn that we can live our lives through books.
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The short story is a very natural mode of storytelling; most stories can be told quickly. I always think of…
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More Craft 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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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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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that…
— John Carpenter
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