Paul de Man Quotes
The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature.
Paul de Man
Quotes to Explore
In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
Edmund White
When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
Dallas Roberts
I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
Damien Chazelle
I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
Fiona Apple
When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
Ha-Joon Chang
My thinking has always been that the worst problem we have with regard to lack of inclusion is the terribly low labor force participation rates and terribly high unemployment rates of young men, especially young men in ethnic minority groups and, in particular, young black men.
Edmund Phelps
You don't throw your life away Going Inside You get to know who's watching you And besides you resides in your body
John Anthony Frusciante
Ataxia
And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs.
Erika Slezak
If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
Nancy Kress
Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.
Marcia Gay Harden
As an improviser, my nature is to take a theme and constantly rework it.
Jason Moran
The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature.
Paul de Man
