+ I think we’re always in some ways writing to the teachers who gave us early love. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, Dan Chaon, Teacher, Writing, 0 - Dan Chaon Writer
+ The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, Dan Chaon, Kids, Wife, 0 - Dan Chaon Writer
+ You can’t tell people how to feel when they read your work. You can only hope to connect. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, Dan Chaon, 0 - Dan Chaon Writer
+ I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, Dan Chaon, Mystery, Stories, 0 - Dan Chaon Writer
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France