“I couldn't imagine a more unreliable, more unprofitable way to make a living than writing. My advice? Show up, do the best you can. Keep your day job. If you get a lucky break, don't f*** up. It was helpful to be older because I had made all the really stupid mistakes already.” IfsWayWritingMadeShowsJobsMistakeBreakImagineAdviceStupidLuckyHelpfulDo The BestUnreliableDay JobsReally StupidLucky BreaksStupid Mistake Author:Anthony Bourdain
“The best writing advice I ever got was "Keep moving forward, don't retreat into rewrites." The worst came from a book that said "Writing fiction is like telling lies," which just seems stupid to me.” WritingSaidBookSeemsMovingLyingFictionWorstAdviceStupidMoving ForwardRetreatKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardWriting AdviceWriting FictionTelling Lies Author:David B. Coe
“When people get cancer now, the first thing you do is you go to some doctors to get some advice, figure out what to do. People live a long long life after a cancer diagnosis. Not that it's not scary. The people I know have done so many stupid things. And they're still alive. Just being alive at this point is kind of icing on the cake.” PeopleKindLongDoneAdviceStupidCancerScaryLong Life Author:Exene Cervenka
“Don't move to Seattle and write a stupid sex advice column. That's a waste of time and you need to grow up and get serious.” WritingMovingGrowing UpAdviceStupidSeriousWasting Time Author:Dan Savage
“It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.” WiseAdviceDangerousStupidDangerHumorousWittyStupiditySarcasmSincereSincerityStupid PeopleMan And SupermanPeople StupidityBeing Sincere Author:George Bernard Shaw