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Quote by Julio Cortazar

“When one wants to write, one writes. If one is condemned to write, one writes.”

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Julio Cortázar, born on August 26, 1914, and died on February 12, 1984, was an influential Argentine novelist. Known for his unique narrative techniques and rich imagination, his works have had a profound impact on Latin American literature. more

“When things are going well, you do have the sense that what you’re writing is being fed to you in some way. Auden compared writing a poem to cleaning an old piece of slate until the letters appear. The only way you could reveal your god is perhaps under hypnosis. It’s sacred and it’s secret, even to the writer.”

Way Writing Wells Secret Pieces Letters Sacred Feds Cleaning Slate Hypnosis Auden

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“The thing that obsesses me more than anything is waste - the waste of human intelligence and creativity.”

Humans Creativity Waste Human Intelligence

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“Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.”

Come Up

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“John Cage made you realise that there wasn't a thing called noise, it was just music you hadn't appreciated.”

Made Noise Realising Cages Appreciated

Author:Brian Eno

“The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.”

Way Writing Stories Together Process Pages Writing Process Rewriting Restructuring

Author:Rebecca Stead

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

“Nothing is easier than fault finding.”

Easier Findings Faults Fault Finding

Book:The Greatest Salesman in the World: Featuring the Ten Vows of Success. The end of the story

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World: Featuring the Ten Vows of Success. The end of the story

“Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you're pretty sexy and you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with.”

“A guy isn't the only thing that will make me happy. If I never find romance or love, that will be okay. It's what I want, but it doesn't define me.”

Ifs Want Romance Guy Okay Make Me Happy

Author:Kim Kardashian

“Compared to their sense of smell, dogs seem to pay a lot less attention to their sense of taste. Apparently they believe that if something fits into their mouths, then it is food, no matter what it tastes like.”

Ifs Believe Matter Seems Pay Attention Dog Fit Taste Mouths No Matter What Smell

Author:Stanley Coren

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