“Love your material. Nothing frightens the inner critic more than the writer who loves her work. The writer who is enamored of her material forgets all about censoring herself. She doesn't stop to wonder if her book is any good, or who will publish it, or what people will think. She writes in a trance, losing track of time, hearing only her characters in her head.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingBookCharacterForgetWonderLove YouMaterialsLosingCriticsTrackHearingPublishTranceEnamoredCensoring Author:Allegra Goodman
“It's the difference between someone who loves you more than anything in the world giving you criticism and getting it from some bitter stranger on the Internet. What my dad said to me was the kind of criticism where I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm on the wrong track." I'm so grateful to him for doing that. He was such a no-nonsense guy in that sense.” WorldGivingKindSaidGuyDifferencesLove YouInternetDadCriticismGratefulMy DadTrackStrangerBitterNonsenseSo GratefulLove You MoreNo Nonsense Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“You cannot control what you love--you watch it driving recklessly towards the broken bridge, the torn-up track, the horror of seventy years ahead.” YearsWatchesLove YouBrokenHorrorTrackDrivingBridgesTornSeventiesWhat You Love Book:The Power and the Glory Source: The Power and the Glory
“As I stood with her on the platform - she impatient, tapping her foot, leaning forward to look down the tracks - it seemed more than I could bear to see her go. Francis was around the corner, buying her a book to read on the train. 'I don't want you to leave,' I said. 'I don't want to, either.' 'Then don't.' 'I have to.' We stood looking at each other. It was raining. She looked at me with her rain-colored eyes. Camilla, I love you,' I said. 'Let's get married.” WantLooksSaidBookEyeFeetLove YouBearsMarriedRainTrainTrackCornersBuyingPlatformsImpatientAround The CornerTappingColored Eyes Book:The Secret History Source: The Secret History