#liter

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form. ↗

— Sue Grafton

#favorite #first #form #genre #i

Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their mind. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#literary-criticism #pornography #religion #sex #religion

I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and I have to watch them get over it. ↗

— Terry Gross

#disappointment #get #hide #i #i am

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories. ↗

— Tom T. Hall

#created #i #illusion #literacy #reading

...the wise words of a friend and guide rang in my head. 'How would you distinguish a true servant of God from a traitor?...You should take especial notice of how a person speaks, not of other things, but of God. ↗

— Harry Blamires

#english-literature #god #religion #truth #wisdom

The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it. ↗

— Vaclav Havel

#attempt #deceptive #devote #literature #most

I was at the end of the studio system so when I walked into movies, I had a magnificent suite in which I had a living room and a kitchen and a complete makeup room. I had everything just for me. With the independents, you're kind of roughing it, literally. ↗

— Tippi Hedren

#end #everything #had #i #independents

With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may literally collapse. ↗

— Dee Hock

#collapse #engineering #evolution #genetic #genetic engineering

What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure off for a while, to give her space to breathe. She was very unhappy. She was feeling pretty claustrophobic. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#claustrophobic #feeling #get #give #her

In America, the only truly popular art form is the movies. Most people consider painting a hobby and literature, schoolwork. ↗

— Brad Holland

#art #art form #consider #form #hobby