I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories and build on them. They seem very finished for me, so I don't feel like going back and dredging them up. -- Jhumpa Lahiri
#Stories Quotes #Dredging Quotes #Novel Quotes
“Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.”
“I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian. I consider myself a performer; a comic as opposed to stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedians stand there and do their bits; I break every rule in creation. If there's a rule that can be broken in stand-up, I'll do it.”
“Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.”
“I definitely get my artistry and my vocal talent from my mother and mother's side. She sang in a jazz trio band so growing up my dad would always take me to see her play and she has a beautiful voice. When I was little and started to sing, she supported me and let that fire burn. She always knew what it took as a support system.”
“Each lost day has its patron saint!”
Source : Bret Harte (2016). “Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist”, p.118, VM eBooks
“I do like my hair being pulled from time to time, it's like a pair of reins, innit?”
“I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.”
“I don't like to dump the dressing on top of the greens. Instead, I pour it against the side of the bowl - using only enough to glaze the leaves - then toss.”
“I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.”
“the central argument of the backlash - that women's equality is responsible for women's unhappiness.”
