I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life.
I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings, and I don’t like to knock other writers as a matter of principle. - Lydia Davis
I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings, and I don’t like to knock other writers as a matter of principle.
- Lydia Davis
Art is not in some far-off place. - Lydia Davis
Art is not in some far-off place.
Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market. - Lydia Davis
Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.
Nearly every morning, a certain woman in our community comes running out of her house with her face white and her overcoat flapping wildly. She cries… - Lydia Davis
Nearly every morning, a certain woman in our community comes running out of her house with her face white and her overcoat flapping wildly. She cries…
I looked like a woman in glasses, but I had dreams of leading a very different kind of life, the life of a woman who would not wear glasses, the kind… - Lydia Davis
I looked like a woman in glasses, but I had dreams of leading a very different kind of life, the life of a woman who would not wear glasses, the kind…
Like a tropical storm, I, too, may one day become ‘better organized. - Lydia Davis
Like a tropical storm, I, too, may one day become ‘better organized.
I don't believe a good poet is very often deliberately obscure. A poet writes in a way necessary to him or her; the reader may then find the poem dif… - Lydia Davis
I don't believe a good poet is very often deliberately obscure. A poet writes in a way necessary to him or her; the reader may then find the poem dif…
The moment when a limit is reached, when there is nothing ahead but darkness: something comes in to help that is not real. Another way all this is li… - Lydia Davis
The moment when a limit is reached, when there is nothing ahead but darkness: something comes in to help that is not real. Another way all this is li…
I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas! - Lydia Davis
I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!
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