“Dialogue that is written in dialect is very tiring to read. If you can do it brilliantly, fine. If other writers read your work and rave about your use of dialect, go for it. But be positive that you do it well, because otherwise it is a lot of work to read short stories or novels that are written in dialect. It makes our necks feel funny.” IfsFeelsWritingWellsStoriesUseCan DoNovelWrittenFineDialogueNecksShort StoryYou Can Do ItTireBeing PositiveDialectRave Author:Anne Lamott
“As far as you can, do some manual work so as to be able to give alms, for it is written that alms and faith purify from sin.” GivingAbleCan DoSinWrittenManualsAlmsManual Work Author:Poemen
“I have but one request to ask at my departure from this world; it is-THE CHARITY OF ITS SILENCE. Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me rest in obscurity and peace, and my name remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.” KnowsMenWorldWritingCountryCharacterEarthAsksNamesNationsCan DoJusticeSilenceWrittenThis WorldIgnorancePrejudiceCharityDareMotiveRequestObscurityDepartureEpitaph Book:Irish eloquence: The speeches of the celebrated Irish orators, Philips, Curran and Grattan Source: Irish eloquence: The speeches of the celebrated Irish orators, Philips, Curran and Grattan
“From my experience, the only thing you can do is take what's written on the page and try, through your own curiosity and investigation, to make it your own and honor what the original intent was.” TryingCan DoWrittenHonorPagesOriginalsCuriosityInvestigation Author:Colin Farrell
“One of the things I can do is to try to put myself in different kinds of movies and that kind of subtly changes my work. By the time my obituary is written, I want there to be a great western and a great comedy.” WantTryingKindI CanDifferentCan DoComedyWrittenWesternDifferent KindsObituaryGreat Comedy Author:Ethan Hawke
“As an author, one of the most important things I think you can do once you've written a novel is step back. When the book is out, it belongs to the readers and you can't stand there breathing over their shoulders.” ThinkingImportantBookCan DoStepsNovelWrittenReaderImportant ThingsShouldersBreathingBack When Author:Madeline Miller
“With film, you have very limited tools to convey subjectivity - voiceover, the camera's point of view, good acting - but even the very best actor in the world is crude by comparison with what you can do in a written paragraph.” WorldFilmActorsCan DoViewsActingWrittenToolsCamerasPoint Of ViewComparisonCrudeParagraphSubjectivityGood Acting Author:William Boyd
“I can do movies maybe that have already been written, but I can't do anything for months at a time.” I CanCan DoWrittenMonths Author:Jason Lee