"The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood."

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Source : Malcolm Cowley (1978). “And I worked at the writer's trade: chapters of literary history, 1918-1978”, Viking Adult

Malcolm Cowley

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“every actor knows that tragedy, being linear and inevitable, is taxing - but comedy, which depends on the element of surprise, is the hardest act of all.”
“I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it.”

Source : Source: law-journals-books.vlex.com
“Next time you see an ant, remember: winter is coming! The best time to prepare for tomorrow is today.”
“I always try to stay objective, and to remove myself from the process and look at the film again.”
“Ridicule may be the evidence of with or bitterness and may gratify a little mind, or an ungenerous temper, but it is no test of reason or truth.”

Source : Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.1191, Ravenio Books
“If you read one hour per day in your field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per week translates into about 50 books per year. 50 books per year will translate into about 500 books over the next ten years.”
“No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.”
“When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.”

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