#akin

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. ↗

— Jessamyn West

#complete #family #friends #must #natural

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection. ↗

— Edward Weston

#before #composition #consult #consulting #deduced

The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline... because you need to be alone to find out anything. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#alone #anything #because #curiosity #discipline

When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and improvising on top of those. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#bits #improvising #jamming #light #making

Many nations are like rebellious teenagers who try to figure out just how many times they can kick us in the teeth while still taking our money. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#how #just #kick #like #many

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#making #mysteries #nose #only #out

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across the room rather than go and talk to them. But I don't think this is laziness, I think it is a conscious decision people are making to save time. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#conscious #conscious decision #decision #discussing #email

Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference. ↗

— Wil Wheaton

#because #clear #difference #even #going

I think everyone who makes movies should be forced to do television. Because you have to finish. You have to get it done, and there are a lot of decisions made just for the sake of making decisions. You do something because it's efficient and because it gets the story told and it connects to the audience. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#because #connects #decisions #done #efficient

The parish of Selborne, by taking in so much of the forest, is a vast district. ↗

— Gilbert White

#forest #much #parish #taking #vast