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James Tate Quotes

I was just sitting on my bed in a dormitory room, and I started writing. The thing that was magic about it was that once you put down one word, you could cross it out. I figured that out right away. I put down 'mountain,' and then I'd go, 'No - 'valley.' That's better.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: December 8, 1943 - July 8, 2015

Topics

Mountain Writing Better Magic You

After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward.

Communication Future Business Looking

In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?!

Me Cool Hometown Pub How After

I'm not a big blues fan, but I don't know anyone who doesn't dig B.B. King.

King Blues Know Big Dig Fan

You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what.

Amanda Lindhout

Dreams Responsibility Your Dreams You

Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.

Children Parents Me Look Important

Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable, ways.

Love Impact Powerful Sometimes Dogs

I remember the Neil Young brand hitting me very hard immediately. He wasn't an acquired taste. I loved him immediately.

Me Brand Loved Remember Young Hard

'Translations Through Speakers' was literally, I'm translating very spottily what my aspirations are.

Through Aspirations Literally Very

I wake up and check my Instagram to see what I missed out on last night. Then I check my Twitter. Then I check my Tumblr.

Night Wake Up Missed See Out Up

I was the only kid in Manhattan I knew whose parents had a car.

Car Parents Kid Manhattan Whose Had

Jack Lemmon always said you can't learn how to act without doing theatre, and I agree with that. Because anyone can do a character for a take, but can you do one for 40 minutes at a time?

Character Time Theatre Learn Doing

It's better to write a pilot rather than write a spec show. In some cases, you have to do both, but more often, writing a pilot and having an original voice is more important.

Cheo Hodari Coker

Writing Voice Better You Important

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