The best thing that can happen to people entering creative professions is the dwindling of all other possibilities. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes creative dwindle enter
I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two. Dennis Lehane absurddarkfind share on social
Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job. Dennis Lehane chaosfocusjob Change image and share on social
I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic. Dennis Lehane capabledeeplyhigh Change image and share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal - and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say 'Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!' Joe Manchin businesscampaigncomplete share on social
Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles. Annie Dillard bookdiscoverdwindle Change image and share on social