There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fall inevitably parody
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. Tobias Wolff joypullreward Change image and share on social
I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. Tobias Wolff closeformnovel Change image and share on social
Perhaps that is why the novel flourished in England. You had these communities that would stay put and people would see one another all the time and cause one another to change and have the opportunity to observe the changes over time. Tobias Wolff changecommunityengland share on social
As a kid, I think people would have described me more as a goofball, or being energetic. But I always loved parodies; I loved spoofing things. Noel Wells energeticgoofballkid Change image and share on social
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined. Patrick Henry approachattentiondownright share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social