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aseaofquotes: — Ray Bradbury

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— Ray Bradbury

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How do you stay vulnerable and open to the world and also take care of yourself and your own solitude?
Annie Baker (via staylorellis)
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newdisaster:

This is one of the best lines in the history of anything.

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“Moody” is not a valid excuse. Sorry friends. View high resolution

“Moody” is not a valid excuse. Sorry friends.

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I’ve discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, “To hell with you.
Saul Bellow (via writingquotes)
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2013: Taking my own advice

This summer as I was writing The Failures, I liked to say that it was extra motivating because it was writing the same advice for my characters that I needed to take myself. If  I kept writing encouragement and telling them to take risks, then I had to do it, too. Over this winter break—while I’ve had way too much time to think—I’ve been reminded to think this way again. Watching the video recording of the production yesterday made me realize that this advice is still applicable, even though I’ve moved on to other writing projects and theatre productions for the spring semester:

A: It sounds like you’re just as delusionally driven as the rest of us.

D: Hey.

A: It’s not a bad thing. How else are we supposed to get there? Ignoring all the reasons why it might not work out is a very effective strategy. It just needs to be … . focused carefully.

I can be wise … when I’m writing for other characters. Hopefully I can channel this into the rest of my senior thesis. Speaking of which, I have less than 48 hours before I head back to Rice. Time to get writing again.

Happy New Year! May we all be a little “delusional” in 2013.

When the actors in your show want to be Facebook friends with you

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Even better when they want to be real friends with me!

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The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
John Steinbeck (via writingquotes)
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