Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes asleep half idea
Novelists of a conservative or more purely aesthetic bent hold up better on the surface, but their novels go in and out of fashion according to relevance or irrelevance. Jane Smiley aestheticbendconservative Change image and share on social
Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states. Jane Smiley bloodlustignorancelong Change image and share on social
A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice. Jane Smiley creativityideamemory Change image and share on social
I just had an idea that went right over my head. Lawrence Welk headidea Change image and share on social
I think hallucinations need to be discussed. There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are okay, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes. Oliver Sacks asleepbeddiscuss share on social
After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love', now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.' Chloe Sevigny anxietybigcamera share on social