Louise Erdrich Quotes

If only I had discipline, but alas, it is only an obsessive-compulsive trait and the beauty of habit that causes me to return again and again to my work.

Louise Erdrich

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• The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.

  

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• I am very much aware of my own double self. The well-known one is very under control; everything is planned and very secure. The unknown one can be very unpleasant. I think this side is responsible for all the creative work - he is in touch with the child. He is not rational; he is impulsive and extremely emotional.

  

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• I spend a lot of time talking to women interested in office about how they can make it work.

  

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• Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.

  

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• The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

  

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• I learned about M&A and how to value assets and work with investment bankers.

  

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• Human connection is the way things work. It's like a patronage system. You know somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows the district governor, and it's okay.

  

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• I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work than in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology where I work.

  

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• We tried every single way of giving birth. It didn't work. I wasn't too crazy about having to do a C-section and take all the drugs. Finally, I just had to be like, 'Let it go.'

  

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• I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album.

  

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• I think great artists have no time to waste with having disproportionate egos and irrational requests. They're too focused on their work to actually lose themselves in hysterical spirals where they become monsters or tyrants.

  

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• Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.

  

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• Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

  

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• I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is. There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that's what it's all about in the end - everybody being happy and working it out.

  

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• The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.

  

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• Love is the beauty of the soul.

  

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• I will provide friendly and courteous service and will work closely with all departments in the county. I will abide by the Texas Information Act in providing information to the public.

  

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• It's easy to forget that when you take out all the shark stuff, 'Jaws' is a really beautiful human drama.

  

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• But you know what? When I die, everybody is invited to come take a selfie at my funeral. Except for my enemies. They're not invited to the funeral, period.

  

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• I know one thing for certain; it is much harder to tell whether you are lost than whether you were lost, for, on many occasions, where you are going is exactly where you are. On the other hand, if you often find that where you've been is not at all where you should have gone, and, since it's much more difficult to find your way back from someplace you've never left, I suggest you go there immediately and then decide.

  

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• I think we're experiencing a resurgence of fantasy-type conventions in general because people want to get out around kindred spirits. Cons are a great place to meet people you've been tweeting and FB'ing with, and since you've had an online relationship with them, it's not like meeting for the first time.

  

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• If only I had discipline, but alas, it is only an obsessive-compulsive trait and the beauty of habit that causes me to return again and again to my work.

  

  Louise Erdrich
  • Work
  • Beauty
  • Discipline