"When I read studentsâ€™ attempts at creative writing it is obvious immediately that most of them have not read much or widely. The aspiring writer must read everything he or she can to appreciate the myriad ways words are used and to what effect."

-- Julius Lester

#Writing Quotes #Appreciate Quotes #Creative Quotes

“We say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.”
“There's something about valuing people not because they value you, but because you can see God in them.”
“You may study with the highest teachers, but you will find no one but yourself teaching you. You may travel the world over, yet find nothing but yourself, reflected the world over. So if you now find yourself in a cell, take heart that of all the teachers in the world, out of all the places in the world, you still have with you the only ultimate ingredient of your journey: yourself.”
“She's the princess. She commanded and I obeyed!"-Loki "You don't obey a suicide mission!"-Finn”
“To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.”

Source : "The Survivors: Debbie Harry". GQ Interview, www.gq.com. November 4, 2011.
“You monkeys only think youâ€™re running things,”
“Aim high. You may still miss the target, but at least you won't shoot your foot off.”

Source : Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Komarr”, p.118, Baen Books
“I don't do comedy so much although I would like to do a comedy.”

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