It's hard to conceive of someone who could work for at least a few hours each day for months and years on the same story without it being close enough to their life experience to fuel their commitment. Rafael Yglesias closecommitmentconceive share on social
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering. Naomi Watts artistexperienceimportant Change image and share on social
A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. Ian Mcewan adolescencechildhoodexperience Change image and share on social
In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot. Ian Mcewan appreciativeexperiencefellow Change image and share on social
I put myself in a spiritual and physical place where I've learned from experience the synapses are likely to fire and the juices are likely to flow, and simply begin to write. Miller Williams beginexperiencefire Change image and share on social
My kids are being raised in a much more affluent environment than was mine. My wife and I talk about that all the time because neither of us had this kind of experience. Russell Crowe affluentenvironmentexperience Change image and share on social
Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important. Nev Schulman adventurebreakcharacter share on social
I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness. Marianne Williamson deepenexperienceforgiveness Change image and share on social
It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else. Gherman Titov drugexperienceflight Change image and share on social
To experience life you have to kind of face a lot of fears. Carrie-Anne Moss experiencefacefear Change image and share on social
