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Don't talk about it, write about it
"Life, in itself, is the most wonderful fairytale" Hans Christian Anderson
Think in pictures
What is written without effort is generally read without pleasure
The unexamined life is not worth living
Create circumstances to surprise yourself
If you don't write it, you can't improve it
When in doubt, strike it out
There are two ways to live your life One is as though nothing is a miracle The other is as though everything is a miracle Einstein
He who works with his hands is a labourer He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman He who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist
Consider the three objects your character would choose to save from their burning home
Good art is like a good wall - first it must stand up
One goes to the theatre to find life but if there is no difference between life outside the theatre and life inside then theatre makes no sense Peter Brook
Take a walk with a line and see where it takes you
When you're ghost-writing you're dead
Chance favours the prepared mind
You can make a killing as a playwright but you can't make a living
"Draw, Antonio, draw, Antonio draw and do not waste time." Michelangelo
'Up on your feet! This is no time to tire!' my Master cried. 'The man who lies asleep will never waken fame, and his desire
And all his life drift past him like a dream Dante's 'Inferno', Canto XXIV
Do not hurry; do not rest Goethe
"It's easy, after all, not to be a writer. Most people aren't writers, and very little harm comes to them." Julian Barnes Until one is committed There is hesitancy The chance to draw back Always ineffectiveness Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans That the moment one definitely commits oneself Then Providence moves too All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred A whole stream of events From the decision raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamt would come his way Whatever you can do or dream you can, Begin it Boldness has genius, power and magic in it Begin it now Goethe |
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