“I usually do at least a dozen drafts and progressively make more-conscious decisions. Because I've always believed stories are closer to poems than novels, I spend a lot of time on the story's larger rhythms, such as sentence and paragraph length, placement of flashbacks and dialogue.” StoriesDecisionNovelConsciousSentencesDialogueRhythmLengthDozenAlways BelieveParagraphPlacementFlashback Author:Ron Rash
“I work on two levels. I occupy my conscious mind with things to do, lines to draw, movements to organize, rhythms to invent. In fact, I keep myself occupied. But that allows other things to happen which I'm not controlling... the more I exercise my conscious mind, the more open the other things may find that they can come through.” MindMayTwoFactsHappensLinesLevelsMovementExerciseDrawsConsciousRhythmThings To DoOrganizeConscious Mind Author:Bridget Riley
“Actions which are conscious expressions of the turn-on, tune-in, drop-out rhythm are religious.The wise person devotes his life exclusively to the religious search - for therein is found the only ecstasy, the only meaning. Anything else is a competitive quarrel over (or Hollywood-love sharing of) studio props.” PersonsActionTurnsFoundReligiousWiseExpressionConsciousHollywoodStudiosRhythmTunesEcstasyQuarrelsTurn-onPropsWise Person Author:Timothy Leary
“This is the feeling for syllable and rhythm, penetrating far below the conscious levels of thought and feeling, invigorating every word.” FeelingsLevelsConsciousRhythmSyllablesThoughts And FeelingsInvigorating Book:The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism: Studies in the Relation of Criticism to Poetry in England Source: The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism: Studies in the Relation of Criticism to Poetry in England
“We have come more and more under the dominance of mechanics and sacrificed living humanity to the dead rhythm of the machine without most of us even being conscious of the monstrosity of the procedure. Hence we frequently deal with such matters with indifference and in cold blood as if we handled dead things and not the destinies of men.” IfsMenMatterHumanityDealsDestinyBloodColdConsciousMachinesRhythmIndifferenceMechanicProceduresDominanceMonstrosity Author:Rudolf Rocker
“One of the reasons there may be a trend toward moving out of the cities, again, it may be conscious or it may be unconscious, but it is a desire to connect more with nature. And with the natural rhythms. We [people] need that! We've been missing it.” PeopleNeedsMayReasonMovingDesireNaturalCitiesMissingConsciousRhythmUnconsciousTrendsMoving OutMissing It Author:Shakti Gawain
“When I start writing for the day, I usually read aloud the chapter I'm working on. It gets me into it and illuminates mistakes. I'm very rhythm conscious and I do enjoy repetition.” WritingEnjoyMistakeConsciousRhythmChaptersRepetition Author:Jonathan Trigell