Paula Fox quotes

The minute you become conscious that you are doing good, that's the minute you have to stop because from then on it's wrong. (Paula Fox)
When you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener. View quote
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I've always known a lot of very bad people, destructive, brutes of a certain kind. Then I've seen these lovely impulses and what not, and they've stayed with me and comforted me. View quote
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In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going. View quote
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I don't know what makes a writer's voice. It's dozens of things. There are people who write who don't have it. They're tone-deaf, even though they're very fluent. It's an ability, like anything else, being a doctor or a veterinarian, or a musician. View quote
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I have a painter's memory. I can remember things from my childhood which were so powerfully imprinted on me, the whole scene comes back. View quote
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There's a certain amount of tyranny in all of us to some extent, and in some people it's much more developed than in others. It's a different balance which makes us all different. View quote
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You'll see some bad things, but if you didn't see them, they'd still be happening. View quote
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I like to cook; it is, for me, a happy combination of mindlessness and purpose. View quote
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My first job was working in a dress shop in Los Angeles in 1940, for $7 a week. View quote
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I taught writing classes at the University of Pennsylvania for a number of years and I realized that all you can do is encourage people and give them assignments and hope they will write them. (Paula Fox)
I don't like to listen to music while I'm working. View quote
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