"From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but I thought that seemed like an iffy way to try to make a living. So I tried journalism while in college, and really liked it. But even in journalism, I've always pursued ways to be somewhat literary, whether writing a column or writing books."

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Kevin Maney

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I've been shucked and gone to heaven.”

Source : James Dashner (2013). “Maze Runner 3: The Death Cure”, p.19, Chicken House
“Every time you quit, someone else gets your prize. Every time you make a mistake, you get closer to yours.”
“I am an eternally curious person, but I wouldn't go to such lengths to know what it is like to be someone else.”

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“The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth.”
“Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it, an irksome reminder that men's striving might be in vain.”
“Alan Smith... very much a striker, by reputation... and by fact”
“Successful people see an opportunity and they GO for it. They play bigger and go deeper into the circles of success. They don't hold back.”
“You have to anticipate a call's not going to go your way. It happens to everybody. It happens to both sides every night, so you can't necessarily go there mentally. You've just got to keep moving through the moment.”

Source : Source: m.cubs.mlb.com

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