“The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all.” ThinkingWorldRealForgetRoomsReal WorldForget ItHomework Author:Michael Loceff
“It should surprise no one that the life of the writer - such as it is - is colorless to the point of sensory deprivation. Many writers do little else but sit in small rooms recalling the real world.” WorldShouldLittlesRealRoomsSurpriseReal WorldSensoryDeprivationColorlessSmall RoomsSensory Deprivation Author:Annie Dillard
“But in the intellectual world, there is room for all opposing forces: even that which never appears victorious in the real world continues to be effective as a dynamic force (in the intellectual world) and precisely the unfulfilled ideals prove to be the most invincible.” WorldRealForceRoomsHistoryVictoryProveIntellectualIdealsReal WorldInvincibleOpposing Author:Stefan Zweig