"Question the Chestnuts. Chestnuts: the new name for boobs? No. NO. Why would you even say that? Get your mind out of the gutter. No, by "chestnuts" I mean, "those old pieces of writing advice that you hear as common refrain." 'Write what you know.' 'Adverbs give Baby Jesus hemorrhoids.' 'If you write a prologue, an orphan loses his sight.' All the "old saws" need to be put on the chopping block."

-- Chuck Wendig

#Baby Quotes #Jesus Quotes #Block Quotes

“Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.”

Source : Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.30, Bloomsbury Publishing
“a writer doesn't only need the time when he's actually writing - he or she has got to have time to think and time just to let things work out. Nothing is worse for this than society. Nothing is worse for this than the abrasive, if enjoyable, effect of other people.”
“I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been.”
“You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.”
“Our values are not luxuries, but necessities. They are not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.”
“To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.”
“Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.”
“I saw 'Paranormal Activity' on Halloween with all my friends. It scared me, but it was so much fun.”

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