8 Quotes by Jesse Michaels

Music is an indirect force for change.

I hated Shallow Grave, that movie made me angry. And I hated Happiness. I generally hate movies that use extreme violence or gratuitous shock value in place of having a heart. For example: movies that combine extremely sadistic violence with humor I find offensive.

In some ways, I am actually quite optimistic – I believe in the possibility of redemption and forgiveness.

In a novel, the biggest symbiosis exists between plot and character. In a song, it would be the lyrics and the melody.

I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way out.

I’m not a vegetarian, and I like filet minion which is sort of a guilty pleasure because I have vegetarian leanings. I eat that once in a while, but generally speaking I like to eat vegetarian things. I really like pasta. I really like bread with olive oil and garlic and I like salads.

I don’t isolate too much or make the project my god. This helps a lot with negative ideation.

Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought was “dead” very frequently turned out to be better because it was more free of ego.