Procreative Autonomy Quotes

#1. There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that one of the most important questions to ask yourself when you begin writing a story is this: Whose story is it? You need to make a commitment to one or perhaps a few characters.

Julia Glass

#2. I'm a woofer, not a tweeter; a writer, not a telegrapher; an essayist, not an aphorist.

Richard Turner

#3. I hate watching stand-ups.

Josh Thomas

#4. Aikido ain't a defensive nor offensive martial art.
It proactively halts the enemy's intention to attack.

Toba Beta

#5. 'The Polar Express' began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, 'What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?'

Chris Van Allsburg

#6. The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you will become stale. If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish. Somehow the more you give away the more comes back to you.

Paul Arden

#7. My verses are my diary. My poetry is a poetry of proper names.

Marina Tsvetaeva

#8. Na, we are not sincere about anything; we are serious about everything because deep down, we are afraid to loose something we don't know about.

Saurabh Sharma