Look Quote by Olga Tokarczuk Download Open image “To write is to look for very particular, specific points of view on reality.” — Olga Tokarczuk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Look Reality Specific View Write Writing
“My sense is that if you go far enough in any stylistic direction, you can make a beautiful and complex representation of reality, although that representation may not be linear. God knows we’ve got enough linearity in our representations of our world. We’ve tremendously overvalued analytical knowledge, rationality, etc. To me, the process of writing is just reading what I’ve… — George Saunders Copy Share
A lot of my writing is basically about observation, and things that I've seen, either through personal experiences or the experiences of people around… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact. — Hal David Copy Share Image
“Reality exists at different levels and each of them gives you different but valuable perspectives. It’s important to keep all of them in mind as you synthesize and make decisions, and to know how to navigate between them. Let’s say you’re looking at your hometown on Google Maps. Zoom in close enough to see the buildings and you won’t be… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
I write from what I take to be the realist's point of view, looking at life as it really is - or the way… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
You want to come up with your own points of view first and then test them against what you see. — Roberto Orci Copy Share Image
It is for this, partly, that I write. How can I know what I think unless I see what I write. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Many of us write because we are readers and have grown up in a long tradition, and we want to be able to add… — Rosellen Brown Copy Share Image
I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, I need to write about something in order to understand it. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what Im hoping to write. Out of that, I keep trying to… — James Salter Copy Share Image
My books are not 'political.' I don't make political demands. They actually describe life. But when we look at human life, politics creeps in… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
Reading English novels I always adore the ability to write without fear about inner psychological things that are so delicate. — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
“Držim, naime, da je ljudska psiha stvorena da nas obrani od sagledavanja istine. Da nam ne dopusti izravno sagledati mehanizam. Psiha je naš obrambeni sustav - skrbi za to da nikada ne pojmimo ono što nas okružuje. Bavi se uglavnom filtriranjem obavijesti i pored toga što su mogućnosti našeg mozga goleme. Jer to se znanje ne bi moglo podnijeti. Svaki… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share
I try to do my job and be a decent person, and a decent person has the courage to face what is not necessarily… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
I dream of Poland becoming a modern society that is defined not by the crippling nature of history, but by our individual achievements, a… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
How we think about the world and - perhaps even more importantly - how we narrate it have a massive significance, therefore, a thing… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
In a healthy, normal society, people can disagree with one another, even have diametrically opposing views, and this does not at all mean that… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
“Nekoliko dana mi je jako nedostajao – njegova kozmetika u kupaonici i čak njegove prazne šalice čaja koje je ostavljao po cijeloj kući. Svakodnevno je nazivao. Potom malo rjeđe, svaki drugi dan, recimo. Glas mu je zvučao kao da živi u drugoj dimenziji, u nekakvom drugom svijetu na sjeveru zemlje, gdje drveće ima tisuće godina, a velike se Životinje među… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share
I believe absolutely that words must be treated as material weapons, every invective or threat as violence and aggression. — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
If you want to edit your photos and make yourself look different, go for it. That is up to you, but in my opinion,… — Peyton List Copy Share Image
It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find those little moments… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Eden. Every year, you look at their numbers - score goals, assists, minutes - to see they play very well. — Pedro Copy Share Image
I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm… — Stipe Miocic Copy Share Image
I'm not gonna squeal out that this is my 23rd retirement, my real, real retirement. But you know there comes a time where you… — Terry Funk Copy Share Image
I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
That's one of my idols, I really look up to Pacquiao. This guy is everything I would want to be. — Ryan Garcia Copy Share Image
What I'd look for are roles in which the heroine's character has substance rather than just glamour. — Radhika Pandit Copy Share Image
If you look at the charts every year, there may be five or ten memorable songs from each year. — Randy Jackson Copy Share Image
Look at music for what it's worth around the world and not just America. In other countries, people are still buying CDs and going… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
I don't know what successful journaling really looks like... I think it really does look so different for everyone who does it, I'm always… — Gracie Abrams Copy Share Image
Being trendy is alright, but clubbing all the trends in one look is a complete no. — Fawad Khan Copy Share Image