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When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me. Mary Karr fungivegoodbye Change image and share on social
Most of the people I write about I'm still in touch with, so I would be loath to make up stuff about them. Mary Karr loathmakepeople Change image and share on social
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition. Mary Karr ageyagnosticbuddhist share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult. Laurence Olivier actadultexhibitionism Change image and share on social
Research has shown that children who play often both solitarily and socially become more creative and imaginative than those whose exposure to play and toys is limited. Brian Sutton-Smith childcreativeexposure Change image and share on social