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"It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last she has caught the very soul of the character she wishes to portray, in the music and action which reveal it."

"It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last she has caught the very soul of the character she wishes to portray, in the music and action which reveal it."

Maria Jeritza, Austrian Soprano

Music, Soul, Action, Character

42

"For a long period in my life - it lasted about 10 years - I had writer's block."

"For a long period in my life - it lasted about 10 years - I had writer's block."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Life, Writer, Years

14

"Reading Stephen King's book, On Writing, was like being cornered and forced to have a long, drawn out mental enema."

"Reading Stephen King's book, On Writing, was like being cornered and forced to have a long, drawn out mental enema."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Being, Reading, Writing

11

"It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life."

"It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Life, Being, Children, Hurt

11

"In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young."

"In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Aviation, Endurance, EnglFlying, Limits

9

"The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands."

"The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands."

Maria Jeritza, Austrian Soprano

Acting, Lies, Opera, Singing

9

"I decided to write about the myths of divorce."

"I decided to write about the myths of divorce."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

8

"Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse."

"Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Sex, Abuse, Beliefs, Breeding

8

"In the back of my mind was the constant hankering, almost yearning, to write but something always stopped me in my tracks. Or if I did find my way to put a pen to paper or finger on a keyboard I'd give up after a few minutes. I'd find other things to do: Anything but writing."

"In the back of my mind was the constant hankering, almost yearning, to write but something always stopped me in my tracks. Or if I did find my way to put a pen to paper or finger on a keyboard I'd give up after a few minutes. I'd find other things to do: Anything but writing."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Mind, Pen, Writing, Yearning

8

"My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness."

"My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Illness, Writer

8

"A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity."

"A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Anger, Creativity, Emotion, Productivity

7

"My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline."

"My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Discipline, Laziness

7

"If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that."

"If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

6

"I deleted all the games from my computer. I spent days trawling the Internet. I started slowly."

"I deleted all the games from my computer. I spent days trawling the Internet. I started slowly."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Computer, Games, Internet

5

"I was a new devotee of Eastern mysticism and even though I did not join that particular group, I could well have done. They seemed a bit extreme but I regarded myself as not quite ready."

"I was a new devotee of Eastern mysticism and even though I did not join that particular group, I could well have done. They seemed a bit extreme but I regarded myself as not quite ready."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

5

"Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world."

"Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

Being, Children, Evil, Parents

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