Deborah Landau Quotes

My days are filled with work I love - reading poems, writing poems, talking with people about poems, teaching, directing a writing program, hosting readings, etc.

Deborah Landau

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Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.

Patricia Schroeder
- Men
- Father
- You
I'm very competitive, and I want to win.

Camilo Villegas
- Want
- Win
- Competitive
One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
- Character
- Air
- Effort
You can't write anything you want. Once you write that first chapter, then everything else is determined. You can write anything you want, but only one thing works.

Wayne Grady
- Want
- Determined
- Chapter
I like roles of people who can overcome things because there's strength in that and an arc - and roles where they start in one place, and toward the end of the script they end up in a completely different place, so you've seen this growth and some humanity in the role.

Olivia d'Abo
- People
- Up
- Different
I think most writers, in a sense, have this desire to disappear, to be absolutely anonymous, to be removed in some way: that comes out of the need to be a writer.

Sam Shepard
- Think
- Desire
- Need