Comments on: miscellany: nadine gordimer, death, writers with writers or writers with accountants? http://blogs.bu.edu/ilanamb/2011/06/15/miscellany-nadine-gordimer-death-writers-with-writers-or-writers-with-accountants/ visit the new version of this blog: http://dramalit.wordpress.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:41:01 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: jgf http://blogs.bu.edu/ilanamb/2011/06/15/miscellany-nadine-gordimer-death-writers-with-writers-or-writers-with-accountants/comment-page-1/#comment-45 jgf Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:50:58 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/ilanamb/?p=816#comment-45 i personally love hanging out with my artist friends: actors and playwrights, writers, photographers, musicians...they're always fun and nurturing and interesting...they're not the ones who want to discuss the latest box score or hockey game...still, i know what you mean: i have all kinds of friend from all walks of life...some of my friends are born again and i know one or two who think george bush and ronald reagan were the most amazing presidents of our time...it makes for some interesting discussions and dancing partners sometimes...and i think for artists, the one real thing we can do to help ourselves grow is just go out and live our lives, live full lives filled with friends and family and travel and barbecues and yes, even conversations with that smelly man on the t or the boring accountant...then you bring what you learn about life and yourself to your medium, whether it's the printed page or the stage or canvas... i personally love hanging out with my artist friends: actors and playwrights, writers, photographers, musicians…they’re always fun and nurturing and interesting…they’re not the ones who want to discuss the latest box score or hockey game…still, i know what you mean: i have all kinds of friend from all walks of life…some of my friends are born again and i know one or two who think george bush and ronald reagan were the most amazing presidents of our time…it makes for some interesting discussions and dancing partners sometimes…and i think for artists, the one real thing we can do to help ourselves grow is just go out and live our lives, live full lives filled with friends and family and travel and barbecues and yes, even conversations with that smelly man on the t or the boring accountant…then you bring what you learn about life and yourself to your medium, whether it’s the printed page or the stage or canvas…

]]> By: philschroeder http://blogs.bu.edu/ilanamb/2011/06/15/miscellany-nadine-gordimer-death-writers-with-writers-or-writers-with-accountants/comment-page-1/#comment-44 philschroeder Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:11:29 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/ilanamb/?p=816#comment-44 So Elizabeth, the first thing I want to suggest is to merge Nadine's quote with your question... I don't think these are entirely different topics at all, and somehow no mistake that you put them in the same post. So Elizabeth, the first thing I want to suggest is to merge Nadine’s quote with your question…

I don’t think these are entirely different topics at all, and somehow no mistake that you put them in the same post.

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