Dec 2, 2008

Famous Quotes | ...I don’t have an inner drive...

...I don’t have an inner drive to do as well as anybody else ... I have a great pleasure in writing and part of that is political and part of that is I’m surprised that I’ve done as well as I have. I really am just surprised. - Grace Paley Attribution: Grace Paley (b. 1922), U.S. story writer, poet, and peace activist. As quoted in Listen to Their Voices, ch. 1, by Mickey Pearlman (1993). Despite a slim body of work, Paley had received a great deal of critical attention and acclaim, especially for her short stories.

Categories: And Peace Activist, Story Writer, Success, Writers And Writing