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Twisted Quotes

Quotes on distortion, imagination, and meaning.

These twisted quotes trace the word across very different territory, from a writer's admittedly Complexity-loving imagination to the frustration of having your own words twisted and articles sliced apart by editors.

I've had my fair share of words being twisted and articles being sliced and diced.

Quotes by Shooter Jennings

I'm appalled that when I talk about the neo-conservatives it's somehow twisted, some sort of a racist comment.

Quotes by Lee Whitnum

The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That's another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up.

Quotes by Jonathan Kellerman

Britain's such a twisted, weird little place.

Quotes by Graham Norton

Complexity Quotes

I was obsessed with Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books, delightfully twisted stuff.

Quotes by Chelsea Cain

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the twisted mind quote refer to?
A writer credits their imaginative characters to a self-described twisted mind, calling the inventing part of the job genuinely enjoyable.
Has anyone here had their own words twisted?
Yes, one speaker describes having quotes twisted and articles cut apart by editors, a frustration with how interviews get published.
What accusation does one quote push back against?
It objects to ordinary comments about neo-conservatives being twisted into something read as racist, calling that reaction unfair.
Does any quote call an entire country twisted?
Yes, one bluntly describes Britain as a twisted, weird little place, tied to Identity quotes about national character.
Is twisted used here in a purely negative sense?
Not always, the writer's twisted mind is framed positively as a source of creative Complexity, unlike the other, more frustrated uses of the word.

One voice pushes back on having ordinary criticism recast as something twisted and racist, a case study in Emotional overreaction. Another simply calls an entire country a twisted, weird little place, a matter of national Identity.