“Why do you need street smarts? Shrewdness? Toughness? It's to protect something soft that is going to be in danger if it's exposed at the wrong time and place. It's to protect a soul. But to protect your soul, you have to have one to start with.” IfsNeedsSoulStreetsDangerProtectSmartYour SoulExposedToughnessWrong TimeShrewdness Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“I can do pretty good work in various short forms, but anything over 1400 words, I'd be of no use. I like to say I'm a river navigator. I need to see the shore behind the shore.” NeedsI CanUseFormCan DoBehindsRiversVariousShoreGood WorkNavigators Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“You don't need everybody to agree with you, but you do need a few people. And by this point I have a fairly high degree of confidence in my judgment, in that I don't doubt my sanity; or, even if I do, I don't have to be reassured.” PeopleIfsNeedsDoubtDegreesJudgmentAgreeSanity Author:Peter Schjeldahl
