Timothy Egan Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“Most of the writers I know work every day, in obscurity and close to poverty, trying to say one thing well and true. Day in, day out, they labor to find their voice, to learn their trade, to understand nuance and pace. And then, facing a sea of rejections, they hear about something like Barbara Bushâ€™s dog getting a book deal.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Dog #Book #Writing
“Sometimes the wind along the Pacific shore blows so hard it steals your breath before you can inhale it.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Blow #Wind #Sometimes
“I am beginning to believe that nothing is quite so uncertain as facts. (Edward Curtis)”
-- Timothy Egan

#Believe #Facts #Uncertain
“The villainous sun and the starved bank did not seem relatedâ€”yet.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Sun
“The larger question for the Northwest, where the cities are barely a hundred years old but contain three-fourths of the population, is whether the wild land can provide work for those who need it as their source of income without being ruined for those who need it as their source of sanity.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Years #Land #Cities
“You need messiness and magic, serendipity and insanity. Creativity comes from time off, and time out.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Creativity #Insanity #Serendipity
“Last year, [Pope Francis] was asked about his secret to happiness. He said slow down. Take time off. Live and let live. Don't proselytize. Work for peace. Work at a job that offers basic human dignity. Don't hold on to negative feelings. Move calmly through life. Enjoy art, books and playfulness.”
-- Timothy Egan

#Art #Jobs #Moving

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