My oldest sister was an actress living in NYC by the time I was ten, and desperately wanted to be the one in charge of the words. Julianna Baggott More Quotes by Julianna Baggott More Quotes From Julianna Baggott I have faith in human beings. I struggle with that faith. Julianna Baggott humans have-faith struggle Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking. Julianna Baggott real men thinking Try to think of writing as a gift - more complexly put: it is the curse and the cure. Julianna Baggott writing trying thinking If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation. Julianna Baggott motivation writing giving I believe we're brutes, but then, miraculously, there are those among us who stand up against that brutishness and remind us of the goodness we're capable of. Julianna Baggott brutes goodness believe People know the difference between good and evil in their hearts-if they search them. Religions twist good and evil. Their differences are the kind that need to be taught because they aren't natural. Julianna Baggott differences heart people When you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual Julianna Baggott mutual obsession world Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth. Julianna Baggott omission sin lying Writing is my obsession, my passion. My relationship with it is one of the most complex and agonizing and richly vexing that I have in my life. Julianna Baggott agonizing passion writing As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately. Julianna Baggott ears stories character Basically if you burst into my office the walls themselves will flutter as if alive - maybe that's the reason for all the wings in 'Pure. Julianna Baggott wall office wings Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear. Julianna Baggott shame young I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal. Julianna Baggott abuse catholic sex I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination. Julianna Baggott raised catholic imagination I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries. Julianna Baggott genre boundaries writing I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too. Julianna Baggott sexist If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man, write like one. Julianna Baggott want writing men I've left the Church - for many reasons that I've written about publicly - but it's still a large part of my identity, and I still have my faith, if not my Church. Julianna Baggott church identity reason No matter what losses happen in a given season, the Red Sox always have next year. Julianna Baggott next-year loss years The basic rule of storytelling is 'show, don't tell. Julianna Baggott storytelling shows
