"Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down."

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Truman Capote

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“I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.”
“The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.”

Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.
“Life is nothing but a mirror of your consistent thoughts.”
“If everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half.”
“Beware The Court of Owls, that watches all the time, ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime. They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed speak not a whispered word of them or they'll send the Talon for your head.”
“The most rewarding part of my work is the "Aha" moment, the excitement of discovery and enjoyment of understanding something new - the feeling of being on top of a hill and having a clear view. But most of the time, doing mathematics for me is like being on a long hike with no trail and no end in sight. I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress.”
“As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.”
“Perhaps, the problem is not the intensity of your love, but the quality of the people you are loving.”

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