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Quote by Claire Cameron

“I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.”

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Claire Cameron is a renowned novelist whose works are celebrated for their exploration of family dynamics, identity, and the human experience. Her prose is known for its richness and her characters for their complexity. more

“Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians and have stupid three hour conversation about things like, which band is a sellout and is straight edge cool or un-cool and it's just completely idiotic. So punk has taught me the aesthetic of the outsider, which is great, but it's also taught me not to get involved in petty little cults.”

People Littles Christian Three Born Hours Stupid Taught Involved Band Conversation Edges Aesthetic Punk Outsiders Cult Petty Get Involved Ghetto Born Again Idiotic Straight Edge

Author:Jesse Michaels

“I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought about it - a lot. And that beyond became internalized in our psyche.”

People Knows Years Theory Europe Edges Ireland

Author:Conor McPherson

“I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.”

Want Actors Language

Author:Conor McPherson

“Im living as an artist, and thats a staggering feeling, its a total luxury. And because you have this amazing chance, with so much freedom, Im determined to make something that is worth that. I feel this responsibility - to create something that makes an audience feel, which takes them somewhere. But thats very hard to achieve.”

Feels Hard Feelings Artist Chance Responsibility Audience Achieve Determined Luxury Staggering

Author:Conor McPherson

“We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.”

Knows Littles Universe Infinity Fragile Veils

Author:Conor McPherson

“The young person isn't certain that love can be real; the middle-aged man is only discovering that it is; and the older person seems so sure of it. I was interested in the way that many of us go through the whole of our lives staying with someone just out of complacency, because leaving isn't easy.”

Men Way Persons Real Whole Seems Young Certain Easy Our Lives Middle Leaving Staying Being Real Discovering Complacency Middle Aged

Author:Conor McPherson

“I guess Im attracted and repelled by isolation. It scares me. And its why I tend to write about older characters, too, because for them the stakes are somewhat higher.”

Writing Character Higher Isolation Scare Stakes

Author:Conor McPherson

“Look at an avalanche, and see that we are at our most powerful when we let go. Look at a flower, and see that we are at our most beautiful when we open up.”

Looks Beautiful Powerful Flower Letting Go Most Powerful Avalanches

Author:Shane Koyczan

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