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“When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.”

Ifs Way Writing Past Process Pay Commitment Consequence Paid Prepared Interfere Writing Process Living My Life I Live My Life

Author:Taslima Nasrin

“There's nothing in the recent past I want to write about.”

Want Writing Past Recent Past

Author:Sinead O'Connor

“Part of the main plan of imperialism... is that we will give you your history, we will write it for you, we will re-order the past...What's more truly frightening is the defacement, the mutilation, and ultimately the eradication of history in order to create... an order that is favorable to the United States.”

Giving Writing States Past Order United United States Plans Tyranny Tyrants Frightening Imperialism Mutilation

Author:Edward Said

“Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing now even more.”

Writing Done Past

Author:Cynthia Weil

“I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.”

Feels Writing I Can Past Song Stuff Feel Better

Author:Amy Winehouse

“That's what sons do: write to their mothers about recall, tell themselves about the past until they come to realize that they are the past.”

Writing Past Mother Realizing Son Recalls

Book:Let the Great World Spin: A Novel

Source: Let the Great World Spin: A Novel

“Over the next four days, I want you to write about your deepest emotions and thoughts about the most upsetting experience in your life. Really let go and explore your feelings and thoughts about it. In your writing, you might tie this experience to your childhood, your relationship with your parents, people you have loved or love now or even your career. How is this experience related to who you would like to become, who you have been in the past, or who you are now?.”

People Want Writing Has Beens Feelings Might Past Next Parent Emotion Careers Four Childhood Letting Go Who You Are Upset Your Children Ties Related Our Relationship I Want You

Author:James W. Pennebaker

“One faith, St. Paul writes (Eph. 4:5). Hold most firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church ... We must hold this for certain, namely: that the faith of the people at the present day is one with the faith of the people in past centuries. Were this not true, then we would be in a different church than they were in and, literally, the Church would not be One.”

People Writing Different Would Be Past Certain Church Century Unity Deny Catholicism Identical Present Day

Author:Thomas Aquinas

“Stallone is a great writer. He wrote one of the best screenplays ever written. Rocky. It is one of the biggest classics of all time. I think in the past, he was shying away from writing his own stuff, because there is a lot of pressure when you star in something that you write.”

Thinking Writing Past Stars Stuff Written Pressure All Time Screenplays Great Writers

Author:Dolph Lundgren

“What am I writing for anyway? Is it like dreaming? Is it a benevolent process? Something that moves the past forward? And what about those people who say all you get from looking at the past is a stiff neck?”

People Writing Dream Past Moving Process Necks Benevolent Looking At The Past Stiff Neck

Author:Selima Hill