There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
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The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there’s also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.
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I’m a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. A writer puts down the words, and a reader interprets the words, and every reader will read a book differently. I love that.
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All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn’t it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way?
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Birth: | 6th December, 1964 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Novelist, Playwright, Producer |
Garth Stein was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American novelist and producer. Widely known as the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Stein is also a documentary film maker, playwright, teacher, and amateur racer. He earned a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1987 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in film from the University's School of the Arts in 1990. In 1991, he co-produced an Academy Award winning short film, The Lunch Date. He also produced and directed a documentary about his sister's brain surgery, entitled When Your Head's Not a Head, It's a Nut. He has written two plays include: Brother Jones and No One Calls Me Mutt Anymore. He has written several novels include: Raven Stole the Moon, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, The Art of Racing in the Rain, and A Sudden Light. He writes children's novel Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog.
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