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John Dufresne Quotes

I was always writing. I just didn’t know if I was any good Picture Quote #1

Fiction begins with the senses, and the senses go to work in a place Picture Quote #1

Love is always a surprise and you never get it right Picture Quote #1

The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written Picture Quote #1

I write with a fountain pen. And then revise word by word and line by line so that the first draft of a scene is usually the tenth or so draft Picture Quote #1

The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It’s not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I’ve had Picture Quote #1

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The landscape of childhood shapes us as it shapes the characters in our stories. You never forget the sacred places of your childhood Picture Quote #1

Reading honest literature makes you love the world. Knowledge and understanding are love. Reading educates our feelings and enhances our sympathy. When you read for understanding, you are fundamentally changed. You are a different person at the end of the story or the novel than you were when it began Picture Quote #1

Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done Picture Quote #1

You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these obstacles is to write your way through them. And writing always works Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It’s love that’s essential Picture Quote #1

A lack of narrative structure, as you know, will cause anxiety Picture Quote #1

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We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can’t live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make sense of our lives and of the world. When we’re distressed and go to therapy, our therapist’s job is to help us tell our story. Life doesn’t come with plots; it’s messy and chaotic; life is one damn, inexplicable thing after another. And we can’t have that. We insist on meaning. And so we tell stories so that our lives make sense Picture Quote #1

The universe may be tenderly indifferent to our fate, but we shouldn’t be. We are our brothers’ keepers. There is right, and there is wrong. There are consequences to our actions or inactions. Disregard can be an act of violence Picture Quote #1

A pure love is a selfless love, but can desire ever be selfless? Picture Quote #1

Every person in therapy has a love disorder Picture Quote #1

Every act of loving affirms the goodness of the lover just because he is capable of loving and being loved Picture Quote #1

I used to believe that love and happiness were synonymous. I was a fool. Love intensifies all emotions. Nothing is so painful o so sweet, so thrilling or so desperate... Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It’s love thats essential. You are never so alive as when you love, never so alert, intuitive, attentive, never so smart or so compassionate Picture Quote #1

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You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don’t even know it Picture Quote #1

Love is anticipation and memory, uncertainty and longing. It’s unreasonable, of course. Nothing begins with so much excitement and hope and pleasure as love, except maybe writing a story. And nothing fails as often, except writing stories. And like a story, love must be troubled to be interesting Picture Quote #1

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I was always writing. I just didn’t know if I was any good. (John Dufresne Quotes) Fiction begins with the senses, and the senses go to work in a place (John Dufresne Quotes) Love is always a surprise and you never get it right (John Dufresne Quotes) The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written (John Dufresne Quotes) I write with a fountain pen. And then revise word by word and line by line so that the first draft of a scene is usually the tenth or so draft. (John Dufresne Quotes) The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It’s not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I’ve had. (John Dufresne Quotes) The landscape of childhood shapes us as it shapes the characters in our stories. You never forget the sacred places of your childhood. (John Dufresne Quotes) Reading honest literature makes you love the world. Knowledge and understanding are love. Reading educates our feelings and enhances our sympathy. When you read for understanding, you are fundamentally changed. You are a different person at the end of the story or the novel than you were when it began (John Dufresne Quotes) Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done (John Dufresne Quotes) You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these obstacles is to write your way through them. And writing always works (John Dufresne Quotes) Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It’s love that’s essential (John Dufresne Quotes) A lack of narrative structure, as you know, will cause anxiety (John Dufresne Quotes) We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can’t live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make sense of our lives and of the world. When we’re distressed and go to therapy, our therapist’s job is to help us tell our story. Life doesn’t come with plots; it’s messy and chaotic; life is one damn, inexplicable thing after another. And we can’t have that. We insist on meaning. And so we tell stories so that our lives make sense (John Dufresne Quotes) The universe may be tenderly indifferent to our fate, but we shouldn’t be. We are our brothers’ keepers. There is right, and there is wrong. There are consequences to our actions or inactions. Disregard can be an act of violence (John Dufresne Quotes) A pure love is a selfless love, but can desire ever be selfless? (John Dufresne Quotes) Every person in therapy has a love disorder (John Dufresne Quotes) Every act of loving affirms the goodness of the lover just because he is capable of loving and being loved (John Dufresne Quotes) I used to believe that love and happiness were synonymous. I was a fool. Love intensifies all emotions. Nothing is so painful o so sweet, so thrilling or so desperate... Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It’s love thats essential. You are never so alive as when you love, never so alert, intuitive, attentive, never so smart or so compassionate (John Dufresne Quotes) You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don’t even know it (John Dufresne Quotes) Love is anticipation and memory, uncertainty and longing. It’s unreasonable, of course. Nothing begins with so much excitement and hope and pleasure as love, except maybe writing a story. And nothing fails as often, except writing stories. And like a story, love must be troubled to be interesting (John Dufresne Quotes)