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Meghan Daum
“I can tell you that the comfort zone has many upsides. It may be associated with sloth and cowardice and any number of paralyzing, irrational phobias. It may be a dark abyss where misunderstood people lie around in fading recliners listening to outdated music. But I’m convinced that, when handled responsibly, the comfort zone can be as useful and productive as a well-oiled industrial zone. I am convinced that excellence comes not from overcoming limitations but from embracing them. At least that’s what I’d say if I were delivering a TED Talk. I’d never say such a douchy thing in private conversation.”
Meghan Daum, The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion

David Shields
“He who follows another will never overtake him.”
David Shields, Reality Hunger: A Manifesto

Charles D'Ambrosio
“The canker of self-consciousness has been long in me, so like a lot of writers I not only do a thing, I see myself doing it too—it’s almost like not being alone. That morning our hero skipped in his skivvies down to the shore of the sea . . . it was dark . . . the fog . . . Storytelling!”
Charles D'Ambrosio, Loitering: New & Collected Essays

Vivian Gornick
“I began to realize what everyone in the world knows and routinely forgets: that to be loved sexually is to be loved not for one's actual self but for one's ability to arouse desire in the other...Only the thoughts in one's mind or intuitions of the spirit can attract permanently...”
Vivian Gornick, The Odd Woman and the City

Carrie Brownstein
“It was about knowing you were going to be underestimated by everyone and then punishing them for those very thoughts.”
Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir

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