Quotes about "Friendship & Relationships"

How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers. ”

I have always admired Meghna Gulzar's work, and getting to work with her and the Dharma Productions is like a dream come true. ”

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. ”

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. ”

Some writers such as John Cheever and Raymond Carver seem to draw artistic energy from analyzing the realm of their own experiences - their social circles and memories and mores. I'm one of those who draw creative energy from the opposite. ”

Anything can be done if you find friends to do it with. The lucky biographers find themselves drawn into a sort of friendship with their subject. ”

I think novels are profoundly autobiographical. If writers deny that, they are lying. Or if it's really true, then I think it's a mistake. ”

Reading 'Blood Will Out,' one begins to understand how so many people were duped by Clark Rockefeller. All the imposter needs is some kind of initial agreement that he is who he says he is; thereafter, consensus builds via a network of human relationships. ”

You ask a politician a question, like, why they ran in an election, and you'll hear, I assume, something about wanting to contribute to the community or bring about social justice. I had no such high goals. ”

A writer can be subjective, even digressive, or introspective and certainly judgmental. This is a simplification, of course, but as a general rule, it holds true. ”