"When I settled to writing seriously, which would be in my 30s, I did expect to be published eventually, but my aspirations werent very high. A published book and a few appreciative readers was my idea of heaven."

-- Jo Beverley

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“You can measure films on box office success, or people lovin' the movie whenever they see it. That's what I measure my movies on. How much people love these movies after they get a chance to see them, no matter how they get a chance to see them.”
“No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.”
“Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.”
“My heart right now is totally connected to a book called The Servant of the Bones, which is not in any way connected with vampires or witches. It's about a new hero, a ghost, who really doesn't particularly like the job that he's been given. I'm in love with this hero and in love with his dilemma.”
“When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome.”
“You could not possibly maintain the current level of government taxation without the taxes being hidden, and they are hidden in two very different ways. They are hidden through withholding, but they are also hidden by being imposed on business, supposedly on business, when really, of course, business can't pay taxes, only people can pay taxes.”
“The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.”
“Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.”

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