My Own – Quotes

Writing eases my suffering

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. Gao Xingjian

The combination of pictures

The combination of pictures and words together can be really effective, and I began to realise in my career that unless I wrote my own words, then my message was diluted Galen

I want to keep developing. I want to become relaxed in my own work and go deeper. Just growing and studying and trying new things and hopefully having professional access to work that’s good and interesting. I don’t want to be on the treadmill of artificiality. Gale Harold

My own dream is

My own dream is that we discover that the NSA has been secretly keeping files on members of the National Rifle Association. Gail Collins

I rode all day.

I rode all day. I cried all night. The moon didn’t glow. The sun didn’t rise. A comet blazed Between my eyes. West and South, Wind and rain. Every way is Just the same. Pray give me a box To hide inside. Pray give me a spade To dig my own grave. Gail Carson Levine

What’s that?” she asked

What’s that?” she asked the girl, wrinkling her nose. “Oh, that? That’s just Pillover.” “And what’s a pillover, when it’s at home?” “My little brother.” “Ah, I commiserate. I have several of my own. Dashed inconvenient, brothers. Gail Carriger

It’s much harder, much

It’s much harder, much more work to be your own artist, and it’s hard for me to just want to do one thing. I love doing my own music, but I really have to get into a groove with it, which has been difficult over the last few years because I’ve had so much great … Read more

Your body is the

Your body is the ground metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence… So many of us are not in our bodies, really at home and vibrantly present there. Nor are we in touch with the basic rhythms that constitute our bodily life. We live outside ourselves – in our heads, our memories, our … Read more

Even though I take

Even though I take care of the mom stuff, I’ve maintained my own individuality with my own projects, and I think our girls see that I’m not just the mom or the wife. Gabrielle Reece

I was purely content

I was purely content to sit in the car and wander around my own mind. Watching the world itself, the people in it, and my whole internal life was more than enough to keep me entertained. Gabrielle Hamilton