53 Quotes About Good-advice



  • Author Patrick Rothfuss
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    Are you expecting someone to poison you?" he said, somewhat taken aback."Not really. But it seems to me that if you wait around until you know you need an antidote, it's probably too late to pick one up.

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  • Author Jason Seiden
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    The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv, you keep scenes alive but accepting whatever you are given and then adding to it or amplifying it. There is no space on stage for 'No,' 'I'm sorry, you're mistaken,' or 'Yes, but...'. Those transitions kill energy, set up interpersonal conflict, engage the ego in a defensive posture, and stymie the flow of conversation onstage.

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  • Author Thomas Bernhard
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    We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character, so called, are the ones who end up boring us to death.

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