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Tillie Olsen Quotes

Compared to men writers of like distinction and years of life, few women writers have had lives of unbroken productivity, or leave behind a ‘body of work.’ Early beginnings, then silence; or clogged late ones (foreground silences); long periods between books (hidden silences); characterize most of us Picture Quote #1

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt Picture Quote #1

Time granted does not necessarily coincide with time that can be most fully used Picture Quote #1

Women have the right to say: this is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades Picture Quote #1

Lighting does occasionally strike and occasional the result isn’t a corpse Picture Quote #1

Not to have an audience is a kind of death Picture Quote #1

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Better immersion than to live untouched Picture Quote #1

Every woman who writes is a survivor Picture Quote #1

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? Picture Quote #1

It is distraction, not meditation, that becomes habitual; interruption, not continuity; spasmodic, not constant toil Picture Quote #1

It is a long baptism into the seas of humankind, my daughter. Better immersion than to live untouched Picture Quote #1

I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character Picture Quote #1

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Better mankind born without mouths and stomachs than always to worry for money to buy, to shop, to fix, to cook, to wash, to clean Picture Quote #1

Not everybody feels religion the same way. Some it’s in their mouth, but some it’s like a hope in their blood, their bones Picture Quote #1

Writers in a profit making economy are an exploitable commodity whose works are products to be marketed, and are so judged and handled Picture Quote #1

That’s what I want to be when I grow up, just a peaceful wreck holding hands with other peaceful wrecks Picture Quote #1

Better mankind born without mouths and stomachs than always to worry about money to buy, to shop, to fix, to cook, to wash, to clean Picture Quote #1

She would not exchange her solitude for anything. Never again to be forced to move to the rhythms of others Picture Quote #1

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More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible, responsive, and responsible Picture Quote #1

I know that I haven’t powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates Picture Quote #1

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Compared to men writers of like distinction and years of life, few women writers have had lives of unbroken productivity, or leave behind a ‘body of work.’ Early beginnings, then silence; or clogged late ones (foreground silences); long periods between books (hidden silences); characterize most of us (Tillie Olsen Quotes) There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Time granted does not necessarily coincide with time that can be most fully used (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Women have the right to say: this is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Lighting does occasionally strike and occasional the result isn’t a corpse (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Not to have an audience is a kind of death (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Better immersion than to live untouched (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Every woman who writes is a survivor (Tillie Olsen Quotes) And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? (Tillie Olsen Quotes) It is distraction, not meditation, that becomes habitual; interruption, not continuity; spasmodic, not constant toil (Tillie Olsen Quotes) It is a long baptism into the seas of humankind, my daughter. Better immersion than to live untouched (Tillie Olsen Quotes) I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Better mankind born without mouths and stomachs than always to worry for money to buy, to shop, to fix, to cook, to wash, to clean (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Not everybody feels religion the same way. Some it’s in their mouth, but some it’s like a hope in their blood, their bones (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Writers in a profit making economy are an exploitable commodity whose works are products to be marketed, and are so judged and handled (Tillie Olsen Quotes) That’s what I want to be when I grow up, just a peaceful wreck holding hands with other peaceful wrecks (Tillie Olsen Quotes) Better mankind born without mouths and stomachs than always to worry about money to buy, to shop, to fix, to cook, to wash, to clean (Tillie Olsen Quotes) She would not exchange her solitude for anything. Never again to be forced to move to the rhythms of others (Tillie Olsen Quotes) More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible, responsive, and responsible (Tillie Olsen Quotes) I know that I haven’t powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates (Tillie Olsen Quotes)