Ben Dolnick Quotes

There's something to be said for a likable character, but fiction has a way of upending our ordinary standards.

Ben Dolnick

Character

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It's insane that people have these Internet identities. It has very little to do with who we really are. As a writer, who I'm friends with, how I spend my time, what I look like, what I wear, what I eat, what kind of music I like - it's totally not important to the work.

Ottessa Moshfegh
- People
- Time
- Work
Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.

Beatrice Wood
- Love
- For Her
- For Him
I know when it's getting close to game time, I create a different playlist for each and every game. Before the game, to game time, to warm-ups, going to the stadium, I have a different playlist that puts me in a different mode.

Cam Newton
- Time
- Game
- Know
The legacy of the fairy story in my brain is that everything will work out. In fiction it would be very hard for me, as a writer, to give a bad ending to a good character, or give a good ending to a bad character. That's probably not a very postmodern thing to say.

Kate Atkinson
- Good
- Work
- Character
I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.

Saina Nehwal
- Important
- Think
- Really
I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.

Vijay Sethupathi
- Art
- Training
- Gift