All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad or peculiar.

Quote by Grace Paley

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You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else.

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else.

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the...

I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the...

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind...

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind...

I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.

I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.

Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.

Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life...

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life...

It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.

It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that...

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that...

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect...

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect...

To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, and then to work...

To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, and then to work...

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a...

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a...

Don't confuse having a career with having a life.

Don't confuse having a career with having a life.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest...

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.

I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.

I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?