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Quote by Diana Abu-Jaber

“I'm constantly at war with myself to quit goofing around, and the internet hasn't helped that any. I've learned that I have to be sort of exploitive about seizing moments to write. Luckily, I still write most of my first drafts by hand, so I often work in bed when I can't sleep.”

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Diana Abu-Jaber

Diana Abu-Jaber is an American author known for her profound insights into Middle Eastern culture and her rich literary works. Her writing often focuses on family, identity, and community, exploring the lives of Middle Eastern immigrants in the United States. more

“Every day I try to do some small thing connected to writing. Or I'll station myself at a café and try to hold myself captive with chocolate. I find that writers tend to be dismissive of small amounts of work or time, but they can actually add up. I've written several books in 15 minute increments.”

Writing Trying Book Chocolate Small Things

Author:Diana Abu-Jaber

“If you only write for 15 minutes at a time, you can write a book and still have time for Legos.”

Writing Book

Author:Diana Abu-Jaber

“The Democratic Party represents the American brain, and the Republicans represent not the American heart, or soul, but the American gut. The argument between brain and bowel, everywhere else in the Free World, has been decided long ago in favor of brain. But Americans still - it still divides the nation, this question, here in America.”

World Heart Long Soul Party Brain Republican Argument Democratic Guts Democratic Party

Author:Martin Amis

“The egotism of people who are eminent without being in the least distinguished and somehow feeling that's their due - that seems to me to be a peculiarly English phenomenon.”

People Feelings Phenomenon Egotism

Author:Martin Amis