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Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesnt matter. I

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesnt matter. Im not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesnt make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker

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Politically, the world is so confused right now – theres so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. – Alice Walker

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My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my fathers head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap. – Alice Walker

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For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. – Alice Walker

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The art world can be very intimidating because its just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it youre never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though theres pressure to. – Daniel Radcliffe

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Art is the daughter of freedom. – Friedrich Schiller

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Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all. – Thomas Fuller

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Artists dont talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, its stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work. – Paddy Chayefsky

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