Garth Stein Quotes
The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there's also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.
Quotes to Explore
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I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.
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I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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Love is the one wild card.
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I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
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When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.
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The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.
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Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.
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I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing.
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The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).
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The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there's also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.
