"I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way."

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Source : "Author Anne Rivers Siddons on her book ‘Nora, Nora’". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. August 1, 2000.

Anne Rivers Siddons

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“So his life has flowed From its mysterious urn a sacred stream, In whose calm depth the beautiful and pure Alone are mirrored; which, though shapes of ill May hover round its surface, glides in light, And takes no shadow from them.”
“Get in touch with yourself. The fountain of creativity begins with the stream of conscious thought flowing inside you. Open the floodgate and creative ideas come rushing out.”
“A song is a favorite song, not because the singer can hit and hold a high note, but because of the words, their meaning.”
“To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of arrogance.”
“The advancement of freedom is not a matter of who wields political power over creative actions; rather, it depends upon the disassembling of such power.”
“Teasing out the way the world might look through another's eyes is what makes the creative process so fascinating and enjoyable.”
“Leading fosters a working atmosphere that stimulates an open exchange of ideas and fosters dissent. People should show a genuine concern for one another and treat one another with fairness, as peers and friends. With such an atmosphere it should be a pleasure to come to work.”

Source : Marvin Bower (1997). “The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders”, p.131, Harvard Business Press
“If people are not sharing their faith in your church, if they're not having a quiet time, if they're not living godly lives, then you need to change your style of preaching. You are obviously not seeing lives changed through the Word of God. So what is the problem? The problem isn't the Word. The problem is your preaching style.”

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