Quote by Sarah Manguso Download Open image “The more you talk about something, the less accurate it gets.” — Sarah Manguso ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
But it turns out that even if I don’t talk a lot, when it’s something that matters I still have a lot to say. — Catherine Gilbert Murdock Copy Share Image
Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I try to talk as little as possible, unless I see something that I might disagree with. — Joseph Trapanese Copy Share Image
That preconceived notion of me being inaccurate is completely false, and I look forward to changing that over time. — Josh Allen Copy Share Image
I like people who possess either deep mastery or deep empathy, but not as much as I like those who possess both. — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
The best thing about time passing is the privilege of running out of it, of watching the wave of mortality break over me and… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“The trouble with comparing yourself to others is that there are too many others. Using all others as your control group, all your worst… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“There will come a time when people decide you've had enough of your grief, and they'll try to take it away from you.” — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“It’s impossible to fail if one doesn’t know how the end should look. And it’s impossible to succeed. But it’s possible to enjoy.” — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“I tend to forget that my measurement of time is designed to distract me from what's really happening.” — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
My existence shrank from an arrow of light pointing into the future forever to a speck of light that was the present moment. I… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“ My friend Isabel says, When you’re writing even a short novel, with at least a couple of subplots, and God only knows how… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
The only thing I've consistently been interested in in the last twenty-five years is writing very short texts. That continues to interest me as… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“Like a vase, a heart breaks once. After that, it just yields to its flaws.” — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image
“Death will reveal what you otherwise would have finished. Also what you never would have finished. I found the notes for a book a… — Sarah Manguso Copy Share Image