"The makers of the short story have rarely been good novelists."

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V. S. Pritchett

#Writing Quotes #Stories Quotes #Novelists Quotes

“When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship”
“So when I was told to work, ten, twelve hours a day as an assistant pro, I didnâ€™t complain. It was normal.”
“The sign of the people of bidâ€™ah is that they do not follow the salaf.”
“It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key.”

Source : "Secrets of a Nimble Giant". Interview with Jemima Kiss, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2009.
“There's no reason you'd shoot Mother Theresa and Newt Gingrich the same way.”

Source : Source: aphotoeditor.com
“I usually shop at Charlotte Ruth and Bebe.”
“The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.”
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 18, 2009

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