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Francine Prose Quotes

When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal Picture Quote #1

A work of art can start you thinking about some aesthetic or philosophical problem; it can suggest some new method, some fresh approach to fiction Picture Quote #1

I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I’d be normal. Then came the dim awareness of something off, out of place. Then the truth came crashing down and that was it for the rest of the day. Sunlight was reproof. Shouldn’t I feel better than I had in the dead of night Picture Quote #1

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another Picture Quote #1

What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature Picture Quote #1

Traditionally, the love of reading has been born and nurtured in high school English class Picture Quote #1

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I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism Picture Quote #1

I work really long days and I work seven day weeks Picture Quote #1

People see everything through the lens of their obsessions Picture Quote #1

Reading was like eating alone, with that same element of bingeing Picture Quote #1

Words are the raw material out of which literature is crafted Picture Quote #1

There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing Picture Quote #1

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I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers Picture Quote #1

I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia Picture Quote #1

I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasnt going to support me Picture Quote #1

If things are going well I can easily spend twelve hours a day writing, but not writing writing, just thinking and revising and taking a comma out and putting it back in Picture Quote #1

I remember, when I was a little kid, I was good at sports, and I could jump off the high board. And then puberty hit, and suddenly I was looking to boys for direction. I remember that as a great loss Picture Quote #1

A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful Picture Quote #1

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The mystery of death, the riddle of how you could speak to someone and see them every day and then never again, was so impossible to fathom that of course we kept trying to figure it out, even when we were unconscious Picture Quote #1

If we want to write, it makes sense to read-and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would Picture Quote #1

You aim for what you want and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it, but if you don’t aim, you don’t get anything Picture Quote #1

Every page was once a blank page, just as every word that appears on it now was not always there, but instead reflects the final result of countless large and small deliberations. All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another. And what grabs and keeps our interest has everything to do with those choices Picture Quote #1

What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature Picture Quote #1

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another Picture Quote #1

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Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar can inspire a confrontation with the mystery of time Picture Quote #1

We never believe we’re beautiful, no matter how many times we hear it. We never believe it until someone says it in the right way Picture Quote #1

I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I’d be normal. Then came the dim awareness of something off, out of place. Then the truth came crashing down and that was it for the rest of the day. Sunlight was reproof. Shouldn’t I feel better than I had in the dead of night Picture Quote #1

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When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal. (Francine Prose Quotes) A work of art can start you thinking about some aesthetic or philosophical problem; it can suggest some new method, some fresh approach to fiction. (Francine Prose Quotes) I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I’d be normal. Then came the dim awareness of something off, out of place. Then the truth came crashing down and that was it for the rest of the day. Sunlight was reproof. Shouldn’t I feel better than I had in the dead of night. (Francine Prose Quotes) All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another. (Francine Prose Quotes) What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature. (Francine Prose Quotes) Traditionally, the love of reading has been born and nurtured in high school English class (Francine Prose Quotes) I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism (Francine Prose Quotes) I work really long days and I work seven day weeks (Francine Prose Quotes) People see everything through the lens of their obsessions (Francine Prose Quotes) Reading was like eating alone, with that same element of bingeing (Francine Prose Quotes) Words are the raw material out of which literature is crafted (Francine Prose Quotes) There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing (Francine Prose Quotes) I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers (Francine Prose Quotes) I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia (Francine Prose Quotes) I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasnt going to support me (Francine Prose Quotes) If things are going well I can easily spend twelve hours a day writing, but not writing writing, just thinking and revising and taking a comma out and putting it back in (Francine Prose Quotes) I remember, when I was a little kid, I was good at sports, and I could jump off the high board. And then puberty hit, and suddenly I was looking to boys for direction. I remember that as a great loss (Francine Prose Quotes) A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful (Francine Prose Quotes) The mystery of death, the riddle of how you could speak to someone and see them every day and then never again, was so impossible to fathom that of course we kept trying to figure it out, even when we were unconscious (Francine Prose Quotes) If we want to write, it makes sense to read-and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would (Francine Prose Quotes) You aim for what you want and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it, but if you don’t aim, you don’t get anything (Francine Prose Quotes) Every page was once a blank page, just as every word that appears on it now was not always there, but instead reflects the final result of countless large and small deliberations. All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another. And what grabs and keeps our interest has everything to do with those choices (Francine Prose Quotes) What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature (Francine Prose Quotes) All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another (Francine Prose Quotes) Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar can inspire a confrontation with the mystery of time (Francine Prose Quotes) We never believe we’re beautiful, no matter how many times we hear it. We never believe it until someone says it in the right way (Francine Prose Quotes) I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I’d be normal. Then came the dim awareness of something off, out of place. Then the truth came crashing down and that was it for the rest of the day. Sunlight was reproof. Shouldn’t I feel better than I had in the dead of night (Francine Prose Quotes)