"It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled."

#Art Quotes #War Quotes #Self Quotes

“The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does it to give himself faith hope and courage. A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul and that I am sure is why he does it.”
“Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.”
“Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.”
“I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.”
“Art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only.”
“It may be that we have become so feckless as a people that we no longer care how things do work, but only what kind of quick, easy outer impression they give. If so, there is little hope for our cities or probably for much else in our society. But I do not think this is so.”
“If they wish to fight today, let them come like men.”
“Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues”

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