Federal Art Project Quotes & Sayings

We have an intuitive sense of our duty. — Jonathan Swift

I'm not a nice girl; I'm a photographer. (On being told by a Federal Art Project official, after she photographed the Bowery, that a nice girl should not go into such neighborhoods ) — Berenice Abbott

The good news is, we have everything we need now to respond to the challenge of global warming. We have all the technologies we need, more are being developed ... But we should not wait, we cannot wait, we must not wait. — Al Gore

Valerik spit to one side. "We laugh at religion's brand of love, forms and rules that keep the poor feeding from the church's coffers. It is in deed."
"I agree. That kind of love is porcelain-coated balls of dung.
But what of true affection? ... — Ted Dekker

In autumn even though I may see it again, how can I sleep with the moon this evening? — Dogen

Before I begin a novel I have a strong sense of at least one central character and how the story begins, and a more vague sense of where things may wind up, but at some point, if the novel is any good at all, the story and characters take on lives of their own and take over the book, and the writer has to be open to that. — Steve Erickson

In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She'd bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena's, which had led to Mount Olympus's first reality TV punishment program: 'So You Think You Can Weave Better Than a Goddess?' Arachne had lost in a big way. — Rick Riordan

It is a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructible in our wake and, at the same time, are drawn to all the things that kill: whiskey and cigarettes, unprotected sex, and deep-fried burritos. — Ariel Gore

I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience. — Barry Hannah

Climbing is individual thing, it's a reflection of yourself. When you put up a route you're looking at yourself. If you chisel holds, it's your responsibility, nobody else's. — Ron Kauk

The pleasure of homecoming is more than recompense for the pains of setting out, and therefore it is always worth departing. — Louis De Bernieres