“It seems to me very important to begin by an indication of the darkest values (assuming that the canvas is white), and to continue in order to the lightest value. From the darkest to the lightest I would establish twenty shades...” ImportantSeemsValuesOrderStudyTwentiesShadePreparingIndication Author:Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
“But that incessant drive to be out there in the literary universe that was important to me when I was in my twenties, like going to a Paris Review party or whatever, that seems totally irrelevant now.” ImportantSeemsUniversePartyTwentiesParisReviewsIrrelevantIncessant Author:Rick Moody
“In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in me, .. A lot of authors, if their first book is a success, they're terrified to write a second one. But in my case, since the first book wasn't considered a literary book, I was really determined to show people I could do other types of writing.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsImportantBookShowsCasesTypeTwentiesDeterminedTerrifiedWriting A Book Author:Evelyn Lau