"I was watching souls going down into the abyss as thick and fast as snowflakes falling in the winter mist."

-- Benedict Joseph Labre

#Fall Quotes #Winter Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Marianne's mouth was open in surprise, but Poppy looked murderous. She clutched her reticule as though it contained a weapon. Realizing that it probably held some very sharp knitting needles, Christian reflected that it did.”
“It's such a rarity to have women in senior powerful positions. We can name them all. Fact is, women can handle power and handle it well. That's something I'd like a lot more women to understand.”
“I remember those great days when we were at $176 million before the Reagan Revolution came to town.”
“Nothing says hell has to be fire.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2010). “A Reliable Wife”, p.4, Algonquin Books
“There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
“People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.”

Source : Paul Smith (2012). “Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire”, p.29, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
“E.B. White's essays are the best things I've read about Maine - especially the one in which he's not sure if he can go out sailing any more in his sloop.”
“The difference does not lie in the things that news does that novels do not do, but in the things that novels do that news cannot do. In other words, this basic technique of news - just one among many - is something a novel can use, but a novel can deploy a multitude of other techniques also. Novels are not bound by the rules of reportage. Far from it. They're predicated on delivering experience.”

You may also like: