Iris Murdoch Quotes
Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
Quotes to Explore
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I have never believed in the impossible.
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Love can never be fully explained.
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Feeling comfortable in my own skin has never been easy for me.
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I never do anything out of my comfort zone.
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I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.
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I read my books to writing workshops and friends, and I'm often focussed just on keeping them entertained. I never think about marketing at all.
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I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
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I started submitting stories for publication when I was about 15, but it was many years before I sold anything. I don't make my living writing science fiction, so in that sense, I'm still not a pro.
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It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.
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Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.
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I never was a popular kid in class.
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I love writing songs.
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Normally, most writers don't say, 'I'm going into a mild hypnotic trance.' Typically, they don't know how they do it. Most people, when they have a good experience writing, they're well placed in that state, which is also sometimes called a 'flow state.' If you don't have trouble, you don't have to think about it.
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You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.
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I could never take orders from anyone.
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Money is a bubble that never pops. It's a consensus hallucination.
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My whole outlook on life is, never judge a book by its cover.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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It was never my goal to be an actor.
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I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.
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The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays.
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In many ways, leadership is about defining reality and inspiring hope, but if you have these great people around you and they know that what they do is going to be recognized, it can be incredibly powerful.
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Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.
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Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
