"The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia"

-- Tracy Kidder

#Writing Quotes #Done Quotes #Copying Quotes

“I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf.”

Source : Eastward Ho act 5, sc. 1 (1605).
“In fact, it used to be a joke if you studied at a University”
“I felt held hostage by her illness and by the backward mental health system that once again was incapable of helping our family in crisis.”

Source : Mira Bartok (2011). “The Memory Palace”, p.148, Simon and Schuster
“I think we should always listen to Bill Clinton about everything. And so, if that's his view then that should be the rule of law.”
“It is the dirt within menâ€™s hearts that is most offensive; the filth you cannot see.”
“I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school.”
“When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.”

Source : "Jazzin’ Around". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 5, 2012.
“No one wants to see a boring tube sock.”

Source : "Rob Kardashian’s Sock Line, Arthur George, Debuts At Neiman Marcus, Hurts Our Eyes" by Jessica Misener, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2012.

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