“I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.” ThinkingKnowsWayWritingTryingSeemsPiecesInfluenceParticularDegreesDetermineAdmireInputCounterproductive Author:Kevin Powers
“The earth is such a voluminous, sparse, wild place that has its own rhythm that human beings try to control and strategize our way around, but the truth is, if you're out someplace like the ocean on a capsized boat, it doesn't matter if you have academic degrees, or if you're a martial-arts ninja. Nature is a bigger force than you.” IfsWayTryingHumansArtMatterEarthForceHuman BeingsTruth IsDegreesOceanBiggerBoatRhythmMartial ArtsAcademicNinjaWild Places Author:Rachael Taylor
“I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the characters. If they're existing characters, I'll draw them several times on rough paper just to get a feeling for them. The ideal when you're drawing a comic is to have everything in your head, not to have to refer to notes.” IfsTryingCharacterFeelingsJobsDegreesPaperDrawsIdealsNotesDrawingPlanningComicRoughNails Author:Dave Gibbons
“Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.” TryingFacesCultureSidesClassSocietyDegreesDiversityHighestSocial JusticeSmileDistressSocial ClassClasses Of Society Author:Thomas Fuller
“Without trying to clear up the degree of correctness of a qualification which no one, one must hope, will be asked to understand exactly, I will limit myself to a few words of explanation to cut short any misunderstandings.” TryingClearCuttingLimitsDegreesExplanationMisunderstandingCorrectnessQualificationsFew Words Author:Gustave Courbet
“A lot of people think, 'I'll give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesn't work out I'll go get a law degree, do something else that's more practical.' For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayGivingTryingLawActorsActingPlansDegreesWork OutPracticalsMovieFilmmakingReverse Author:Brit Marling