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Quote by Jerry Stahl

“The art and act of writing - speaking just for myself - involves getting your proverbial ass in the proverbial chair.”

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Jerry Stahl is an American novelist known for his dark humor and profound psychological descriptions. His works often explore the moral dilemmas of modern society and the psychological struggles of individuals. more

“I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted. In this country [USA], anything can happen - anybody can be what they want to be. All I ever wanted was to be a good husband and father, a good chef, and to have my own restaurant. And the celebrity was never expected. Wouldn't have even dared dream of it. And here I am. So anyone's dreams can come true. And I'm very, very grateful for everything that's come my way. I thank everyone who enjoys what I do.”

“I need - and occasionally love - to write for the same reasons I always did: hard as writing is, it's generally easier than life.”

Needs Writing Hard Reason Easier

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“Historically, there are hierarchies of purity. Certain aspects of poetry are very, very pure. The lyric poem can't be anything but the lyric poem.”

Certain Pure Aspect Purity Hierarchy

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“I’m not doing anything wrong, I’m not obstructing anyone’s access. When I have a crowd I make sure that the crowd makes room for people. I’m an artist who cares about the cultural fabric of New York City. I care about New York as a harbor for street culture - and I care about street culture as a base-level populist diffusion of ideas. And I believe in making those ideas accessible to everyone.”

People Believe Ideas Care Artist Culture I Believe Levels Rooms Cities Streets New York Crowds I Believe In Access New York City Fabric I Care Who Cares Harbors Populist Diffusion

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“We live in a trans period. Contemporary issues of sexuality, for example - the exciting aspects of them - have to do with transgenderedness. And there's trans-nationality. There are people like me, for example. I mean, what am I? Am I Indian? Am I American? And I'm not alone in being between things.”

People Mean Issues Example Periods Aspect Exciting Sexuality Contemporary Like Me Indian Not Alone Nationality Trans

Author:Vijay Seshadri

“Technology is transforming everything. Who knows what it's doing, we don't really understand it.”

Knows Technology Transforming

Author:Vijay Seshadri

“Language itself is a mask. It's the first mask in the series of invented selves - they've come right out of language. The way you speak changes you, because when you are speaking, you are representing yourself in a certain way.”

Way Firsts Self Certain Speak Language Series Mask Representing

Author:Vijay Seshadri

“I'm interested in confronting police brutality and police abuse of cracking down on street performers and street artists, but also in valorizing street art as legitimate performance within the artistic sphere, where it's so often conflated with pan-handling and begging and not "successful" art. I want to change laws around street performance.”

Want Art Law Artist Successful Streets Performances Abuse Police Artistic Performers Spheres Police Brutality Brutality Begging Confronting Street Art Street Performers

Author:Kalan Sherrard

“Genres have a history and impose a historical character upon the writer. What is interesting in the poem involves a certain kind of dramatization of the self that you don't have to engage in in the essay. In fact, the essay is a more social medium than the poem.”

Kind Self Character Facts Certain Social Interesting Historical Mediums Genre Essays

Author:Vijay Seshadri

“I could say that in the essay, as it has developed historically, success is determined by the writer's ability to express, through an individual voice, a collective experience - you are speaking individually but you are representing collectively.”

Individual Voice Ability Determined Collectives Essays Representing

Author:Vijay Seshadri

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