She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or who imagines life must be full of emergencies.

Quote by Mavis Gallant

Topics: Being A Woman Quotes, Camping Quotes, Life Quotes

She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or...

She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still...

It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still...

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer,write

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer,write

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is...

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is...

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper...

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of...

Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I...

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.