“I am sure every writer has this and probably every newscaster, that people are always coming up to me and saying, my daughter wants to do what you do, my godson, my tennis partner.” PeopleWantDaughterPartnersTennisMy Daughter Author:Ann Patchett
“The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn't anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote.” FictionPiecesHardestNonfiction Author:Ann Patchett
“I should figure out why I'm so much more interested in doing something that I think is really hard. But, somehow, the thing that is hard for me feels more noble.” ThinkingFeelsShouldHardFiguresNobleThings That Are Hard Author:Ann Patchett
“I think forums are great. It's a weird thing to overhear a conversation about yourself. But, the bottom line is that these people are really interested; they get the image and they get very opinionated and it turns into squabbles. You know that's human nature, that's life.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHumansTurnsLinesHuman NatureConversationBottomAbout YourselfBottom LineWeird ThingsForumsOpinionatedSquabbles Author:Rick Owens
“You reach a saturation point where people resent having to share you more with people who they think are not as connected and so they end up with a feeling of resentment.” PeopleThinkingEndsFeelingsShareConnectedResentmentResentSaturationSaturation Point Author:Rick Owens
“You can't stay in one place. If you stay in one place you die. So you have to move forward.” IfsMovingDiesMoving Forward Author:Rick Owens