"I try not to be too precious about my writing, and I try to be willing to walk away from it for a few hours when something's not working, to let things percolate a bit. I try not to hide myself away from life too much, because I think that's a risky thing for a writer to do."

-- Maggie O'Farrell

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Trying Quotes

“If you don't get a kick out of the job you're doing you'd better hunt for another one.”
“As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that guarantee competition and fair play - and that the pressure to break those rules only gets stronger as the amount of money involved gets larger.”
“The crucifix does not signify defeat or failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin.”
“She gave me a false address, took off with my American Express, sunspot baby, sure had me way out guessed.”
“Love is like a flower - you have to let it grow.”
“The statistics John Wesson has compiled in The Science of Soccer show that Premiership football players are vastly more likely to have been born in the first half of the school year. These were the biggest boys in the class and were thus selected for the school team. How fair is that?”
“In the early days, computers inspired widespread awe and the popular press dubbed them giant brains. In fact, the computer's power resembled that of a bulldozer; it did not harness subtlety, though subtlety went into its design.”
“That's also one of the reasons I haven't found a man - he has to get past the other girls first and they are very picky!”

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