"You can't find peace by avoiding life." — Michael Cunningham

You can't find peace by avoiding life. - Michael Cunningham

"You can't find peace by avoiding life."

— Michael Cunningham

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101 Quotes by Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham has 101 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There's just this for consolation: an hour here or there when our lives seem, against all odds and expectations, to…
Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished…
As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers.
If you've really loved a book, or a movie for that matter, really loved it, what you want is that…
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they…
People are more than you think they are. And they're less, as well. The trick lies in negotiating your way…
I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss.
A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a…
I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.
Sure, go ahead, simulate life, using only ink and paper.
I just don't feel much interested in the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
At the risk, then, of being shunned by some of my gloomier peers, I venture to tell you that writers…

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More Avoiding Quotes

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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily… — Saint Augustine
I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't… — Brigitte Bardot
I'm disappearing, avoiding most things. — Syd Barrett
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. — Joey Adams
If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding… — George Burns
Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
It's very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don't know… — Benjamin Carson
I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation. — John Cleese
As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes… — Gaylord Nelson
The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but… — Sun Tzu
We avoid the things that we're afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them.… — Shakti Gawain
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. — Arthur Helps

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