Doris Betts quotes

Doris Betts quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“If you are going to be underestimated by people who speak more rapidly, the temptation is to speak slowly and strategically and outwit them.”
-- Doris Betts

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“All one needs to write a story is one feeling and four walls.”
-- Doris Betts

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“The whole creative process...is putting opposites together into something that wasn't there before.”
-- Doris Betts

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“My best advice for you, honey, is to stop if you possibly can! And if you just can’t, then get ready to work like hell. Hang onto your day job. And remember, you may not make a living, but you’ll make a wonderful life.”
-- Doris Betts

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