"If you think of something, do it. Plenty……" — Lydia Davis

"If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that."

— 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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I’d like to do a job where I don’t have to tie women to beds. — Jamie Dornan
I’d like to fight everybody who wants to make war on people. I’d like to fight bullies, actually. I’d like… — Tom Hiddleston
I’d like to consider Ferrari as a scaled down version of God. — Jeremy Clarkson
More than anybody else I’d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform. — Tony Bennett
I’d like every man who doesn’t call himself a feminist to explain to the women in his life why he… — Louise Brealey
There’s definitely been a change this year — and I’d like to have a boyfriend. — Unknown Author
We are not just scientists, but human beings as well. Like most people we’d like to see the world a… — Stephen Schneider
I’d like to be the kind of actor who is remembered for my character. You know how there are cases… — Unknown Author
I live for art. I love entertaining people, making them smile and think. I love to know that a little… — Jackson Rathbone
I’d like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That’s how I’d like to be remembered. — Shirley Chisholm
I’d like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders… — Annie Leibovitz
Someday I’d like to see something rise up out of the earth –just for the sake of variety. — David Eddings

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