What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes contract end hope
Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them. Hanya Yanagihara bearconvictionearth share on social
In a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's. Hanya Yanagihara adulthoodbasicdefine share on social
I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever. Hanya Yanagihara advanceconcessionfiction Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939. Arthur Lewis appointmentassistantbritish Change image and share on social
Do I sometimes hope I wake up in the morning and people are like, 'What's wrong with her? She looks emaciated.' Of course I would love that. I'm such a clothes whore, I would love the opportunity to be a hanger. But I think I'm more confident than I've ever felt in my life. Melissa McCarthy clotheconfidentemaciate share on social