If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes create criticize literature
I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it. Alistair MacLeod storytellwrite Change image and share on social
Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there. Alistair MacLeod createdivisionliterature Change image and share on social
There is a kind of belief among my students that things that are true are interesting. But most things that are true are not interesting. Four pages describing how I got up and brushed my teeth in the morning would kill you. Alistair MacLeod beliefbrushdescribe share on social
I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll go back for my writing.' Susan Minot backbackgroundcentury share on social
I have never pretended to be the best Scientologist, but I openly and vigorously defended the church whenever it was criticized, as I railed against the kind of intolerance that I believed was directed against it. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. Paul Haggis believechurchcriticize share on social
We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!' Neil deGrasse Tyson createdefinedefinition Change image and share on social
