Julianna Baggott Quotes & Sayings
27 most famous Julianna Baggott quotes and sayings (novelist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“I am politically pro-choice, but personally pro-life. I have my faith but refuse to force it on the world at large - especially this world, so brutal and unjust. I cannot make these wrenching personal life and death decisions for others - nor do I believe they should be made by a church run by childless men.”
“Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.”
“If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man, write like one.”
“It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.”
“And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.”
“Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.”
“No matter what losses happen in a given season, the Red Sox always have next year.”
“I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.”
“The basic rule of storytelling is 'show, don't tell.'”
“Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.”
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