“There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody.” WritingSelfFallAgain And AgainParody Author:Tobias Wolff
“When your power comes from others, on approval, you are their slave. Never sacrifice yourselves - never! Whoever urges you to self-sacrifice is worse than a common murderer, who at least cuts your throat himself, without persuading YOU to do it.” SelfCommonCuttingSacrificeSlaveUrgesThroatApprovalMurdererSelf SacrificePersuading Book:Old School: A Novel Source: Old School: A Novel
“Had he learned nothing from all those years of teaching Hawthorne? Through story after story he'd led his boys to consider the folly of obsession with purity - its roots sunk deep in pride, flowering condemnation and violence against others and self.” YearsSelfStoriesBoysViolenceTeachingPrideRootsObsessionPurityFollyCondemnationFloweringHawthorne Book:Old School Source: Old School
“In writing you work toward a result you won't see for years, and can't be sure you'll ever see. It takes stamina and self-mastery and faith. It demands those things of you, then gives them back with a little extra, a surprise to keep you coming. It toughens you and clears your head. I could feel it happening. I was saving my life with every word I wrote, and I knew it.” GivingFeelsWritingYearsLittlesSelfResultsDemandHappeningsSurpriseSavingExtrasMasterySelf MasteryStamina Author:Tobias Wolff
