We hear all the complaining that goes on in the world of poetry: “The only people who buy poetry are the poets.” Well no one complains about the fact that the only people who buy wool are knitters and the only people who buy oil paints are oil painters.
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We hear all the complaining that goes on in the world of poetry: “The only people who buy poetry are the poets.” Well no one complains about the fact that the only people who buy wool are knitters and the only people who buy oil paints are oil painters.
If you spend your life just writing fiction, you are going to falsify your material.
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| — | V.S. Naipaul (via vintageanchor) |
When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm. The more parts of yourself you can afford to forget the more charm you have.
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| — | F. Scott Fitzgerald [via candide, pourquoi-pas, suicideblonde]. (via librarysciences) |
