"I can talk for a long time only……" — Lydia Davis

"I can talk for a long time only when it's about something boring."

— Lydia Davis

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36 Quotes by Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We feel an affinity with a certain thinker because we agree with him; or because he shows us what we…
We all have an ongoing narrative inside our heads, the narrative that is spoken aloud if a friend asks a…
You know the pain is part of the whole thing. And it isn’t that you can say afterwards the pleasure…
The moment when a limit is reached, when there is nothing ahead but darkness: something comes in to help that…
I attempt all day, at work, not to think about what lies ahead, but this costs me so much effort…
No one is calling me. I can’t check the answering machine because I have been here all this time. If…
To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary…
Why don't you like the foods I like?" he asks sometimes. "Why don't you like the foods I make?" I…
But it is curious how you can see that an idea is absolutely true and correct and yet not believe…
Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.
I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois…
I think the close work I do as a translator pays off in my writing - I'm always searching for…

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More Boring Quotes

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The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?' — Margaret Atwood
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. — Kevyn Aucoin
I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive. — Paul Auster
There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy… — Sebastian Bach
I have never described the time I was in Doctor Who as anything except a kind of ecstatic success, but… — Tom Baker
I have a fear of being boring. — Christian Bale
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you… — Christian Bale
Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on… — Alan Ball
I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything… — J. G. Ballard
I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring. — Javier Bardem
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting. — Dave Barry
Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down. — Dave Barry

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