I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character. -Tillie Olsen

 

I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character.


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This quote is just one of 6 total Tillie Olsen quotes in our collection. Tillie Olsen is known for saying 'I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Be critical. Women have the right to say:This is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades.

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229

I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates.

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173
I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character. -Tillie Olsen
170

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt.

Tillie Olsen
148

Time granted does not necessarily coincide with time that can be most fully used.

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76
And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? -Tillie Olsen
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