Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. — Jessamyn West
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Jessamyn West : American Author
Born: July 18, 1902
Died: February 23, 1984
A newspaper is a public trust, and we will suffer as a socie…
I believe we should work to end all racism in American socie…
I was trying to talk about where we are right now as a socie…
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with socie…
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others h…
Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others ha…
A newspaper is a public trust, and we will suffer as a socie…
I believe we should work to end all racism in American socie…
I was trying to talk about where we are right now as a socie…
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with socie…
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others h…
Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others ha…
In November 2004, U.S. occupation forces launched their seco…
No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the e…
Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really ar…
We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own …
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act…
Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we ha…
Overcoming Self-Occupation for Business Success in the Modern Era
I like solitary pursuits, such as reading or pottering about…
The very first step towards success in any occupation is to …
A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to be …
I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is eve…
I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing f…
I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing c…
When I’m writing about reality, I’m writing about death. Whe…
