the art of writing
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the art of writing
But the future is not a self-fulfilling prophecy - 8 billion people on this planet have a voice and that carries far more weight than one person with 8 billion dollars. We just forgot how to exercise it.
Theo Priestley • Science Fiction Can Still Deliver Visions Of The Future
To be clear, concluding in brief: there is enough for all. So there should be no more people living in poverty. And there should be no more billionaires.
Enough should be a human right, a floor below which no one can fall; also a ceiling above which no one can rise. Enough is a good as a feast— or better.
Arranging this situation is left as an exerci... See more
Enough should be a human right, a floor below which no one can fall; also a ceiling above which no one can rise. Enough is a good as a feast— or better.
Arranging this situation is left as an exerci... See more
Ministry for The Future - Kim Stanley Robinson.
If you want to know why writing is so hard for people, ask them: “When was the last time you focused on one thing for more than an hour, without any distractions?”
A lack of focus is as limiting as a lack of skill.
I don’t love writing; I love having a problem I believe I might someday write my way out of.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
If only people could write like they talk, they’d be better writers.
I wanna write a poem. But I want it to say what you’re thinking. I wanna patch up the holes when your boat starts sinking. I wanna write that ‘one of a kind’ poem, that ‘free your mind’ poem, that ‘I like how you made that rhyme’ poem, that ‘I like that last line’ poem, that ‘Can I hear that one more time? (That is, if you don’t mind.)’ poem. I wan
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