Anne Roiphe Quotes
Romanticizing the act of writing or any other art is not very helpful to the artist or the art. It's much better if one simply does.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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I feel like Adele is a diva. Not in the bad way. She is one of the greatest voices of this industry and of her own art. What she offers is so unique that she's risen to such a status that very few artists can enjoy.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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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 don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.
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Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.
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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
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Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, frankly, opportunism.
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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I am truly at my happiest not when I am writing an aria for an actor or making a grand political or social point. I am at my happiest when I've figured out a fun way for somebody to slip on a banana peel.
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Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.
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From 1999 on - until 2003 - I covered publishing in a weekly column for Wired.com and wrote for several other publications - altogether writing over 150 articles.
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I was a screenwriting and studio art major in college, so even though I don't have any training as a floral designer, I have a very particular visual aesthetic.
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There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.
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I love teaching online at my website and soon I'll be writing a math book. I love to teach math. I just don't have time for a full-time teaching gig. Acting is way too time-consuming.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
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Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
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Water is the ink that writes the poetry of life.
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In human beings pure masculinity or femininity is not to be found either in a psychological or biological sense.
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Some mistakes will be made along the way. That's good. Because some decisions are being made along the way. We'll find the mistakes. We'll fix them.
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I'm still a size 10, but it's the toning that's getting me down, and I think it can only get more difficult as I get older. Either one gets very thin and scrawny, or one puts on poundage; I'm definitely not going to pile on the pounds, so I can expect to end up scrawny.
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Romanticizing the act of writing or any other art is not very helpful to the artist or the art. It's much better if one simply does.
