"I write to get myself writing. That and read Wallace Stevens' "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" for the umpteenth time. Certain authors for me, certain books, just by reading a phrase I feel I can write."

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Dan Chiasson

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Every living creature that comes into the world has something allotted him to perform; therefore, he should not stand an idle spectator of what others are doing.”

Source : Sarah Trimmer (1864). “The Robins, Or, Domestic Life Among the Birds: With Anecdotes of Other Animals”, p.78
“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.”
“No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.”
“I don't eat chicken abortions!”

Source : Cecily Von Ziegesar (2003). “You Know You Love Me: A Gossip Girl Novel”, p.153, A&C Black
“If "gospel" means good news, then Jeremiah had some for sure. He saw the judgment coming, in horrifying technicolour. But he saw beyond it to the redeeming, restoring grace of God, and indeed he speaks of the "new covenant", which takes us to the heart of the gospel in Christ.”

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“The physical symptoms of fight or flight are what the human body has learned over thousands of years to operate efficiently and at the highest level...anxiety is a cognitive interpretation of that physical response.”
“The Fat Girl Code of Conduct: 1. Any sexual activity is a secret. No public displays of affection. 2. Donâ€™t discuss your weight with him. 3. Go further than skinny girls. If you canâ€™t sell him on your body, youâ€™d better overcompensate with sexual perks. 4. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever push the relationship thing.”
“The trouble with some of us is that we have been inoculated with small doses of Christianity which keep us from catching the real thing.”

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