“In art, and maybe just in general, the idea is to be able to be really comfortable with contradictory ideas. In other words, wisdom might be, seem to be, two contradictory ideas both expressed at their highest level and just let to sit in the same cage sort of, vibrating. So, I think as a writer, I'm really never sure of what I really believe.” ThinkingBelieveArtTwoIdeasSeemsMightAbleLevelsWords Of WisdomComfortableHighestContradictionCagesContradictory Author:George Saunders
“I always tell my students, about the biggest baddest things in life you must try to write small and light, save the big writing for the unexpected tiny thing that always makes or breaks a story.” WritingTryingStoriesBigsLightBreakStudentsTinyUnexpectedThings In LifeMake Or BreakTiny Things Author:Pam Houston
“There are very few professions in which people just sit down and think hard for five or six hours a day all by themselves. Of course it's why you want to become a writer — because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingHardCoursesHoursLibertyFiveSixDown AndProfessionObligation Author:Tobias Wolff
“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.” WritingStoriesFilmNovelPhotographAffairShort StoryLove AffairWriting Short Stories Author:Lorrie Moore
“...the Female Once-Over - a process by which one woman creates a detailed profile of another woman based upon about a million subtle details of clothing, jewelry, makeup, and body type, and then decides how much of a social threat she might be. Men have a parallel process, but it's binary: Does he have beer? If yes, will he share with me?” IfsMenDoeBodyMightSocialProcessMillionsShareTypeFemaleThreatDetailsBeerSubtleMakeupClothingsParallelsBe A ManJewelryProfileOne WomanDresdenAnother WomanBinaryBody TypesDresden Files Author:Jim Butcher
“ʺWhy,ʺ he began slowly, ʺis Victor Dashkov joining us?ʺ ʺWell, itʹs kind of a funny story . . .ʺ” WellsKindStoriesJoiningFunny Story Author:Richelle Mead
“You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youʹd actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donʹt think sheʹs joking.” ThinkingKnowsSometimesJokesQueensAunt Author:Richelle Mead
“She heard Adrian say to Christian, ʺYou know, your shirtʹs kind of grungy-looking. Seems like you could put in a little more effort since youʹre dating a princess.ʺ” KnowsKindLittlesSeemsChristianEffortHeardLike YouDatingShirtsPrincess Author:Richelle Mead
“Blake smiled radiantly. ʺMay I call you Vasilisa?ʺ ʺYou can call me Lissa.ʺ ʺYou can also,ʺ added Christian, ʺlet go of her hand now.” MayHandsChristianLetting GoCall MeBlakeLissa Dragomir Author:Richelle Mead
“Iʹve seen you too. Ozera. Crispin, right?ʺ ʺChristian,ʺ corrected Lissa. ʺRight.ʺ .... ʺSo what brings you and Christopher here?ʺ asked Blake. He finished a glass of something amber colored and set it down beside the new drink. ʺChristian,ʺ said Christian. .... Blake gave her puppy-dog eyes. ʺBut you just got here! I was hoping we could get to know each other.ʺ It went without saying what he meant by that. ʺOh. And Kreskin too.” KnowsSaidEyeChristianDogDrinkGlassesFinishedPuppyAmberBlakePuppy Dog Author:Richelle Mead