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Stanley Elkin Inspirational Quotes (7)

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I would never write about anyone who is not at the end of his rope.
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I don't believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin and enough is enough.
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It's fine, precise, detailed work, the infinitely small motor management of diamond cutters and safecrackers that we do in our heads.
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The furthest out is the only place to be.
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But it's hard to talk about art. Maybe there should be a law against it, some First Amendment gag order like crying fire in a crowded theater.
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Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.
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Like a lot of what happens in novels, inspiration is a sort of spontaneous combustion--the oily rags of the head and heart.
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