"You might ask yourself why you want to surprise your readers in the first place. A surprise ending is sort of like a surprise party. Probably some people, somewhere, enjoy having friends and trusted colleagues lunge at them in the sudden blinding light of their own living room, but I don't think most of us do."

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Source : Jincy Willett (2009). “The Writing Class”, p.75, Macmillan

Jincy Willett

#Party Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Light Quotes

“I don't have much of an organization at all. I listen to my heart.”
“Monica Langley has a great piece in The Wall Street Journal about how they're trying to create different kinds of moments for Donald Trump, as opposed to just him shouting at rallies. They're trying to get him in classrooms, and in churches, and in diners and places where he can make a more personal connection.”
“Do you think I want to be the one lone voice against the Hollywood liberal establishment? It's not going to do me any good”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am delighted to be here at Arsenal and to be part of one of the great teams in English football. It's a huge satisfaction to join this great club and itâ€™s been a dream since I was young to play in the Premier League.Â I was attracted by the philosophy of football and ArsÃ¨ne Wengerâ€™s 'touch' at this club. I have always admired Arsenal with its great history and reputation, and I now hope to achieve great things here. Iâ€™m very proud to be a Gunner and I will give my best for all the Arsenal fans.”

Source : "Arsenal complete signing of Olivier Giroud from Montpellier", www.theguardian.com. June 26, 2012.
“The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.”
“How lucky we are to have such a treasure of memories.”
“I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.”

Source : "Jamaica Kincaid on writing and 'outlaw American' culture". Interview with Nathan Rostron, www.usatoday.com. March 7, 2013.
“The parts of the [Civil Right] Movement we recognize so well now were not born from a single decision, but were a complicated and messy evolution of ideas and spirits, coming together after a long, hard struggle to triumph in moments when the odds seemed the longest.”

Source : Source: www.hbook.com

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