"In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies."

-- L. Sprague de Camp

#Character Quotes #Writing Quotes #Details Quotes

“The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.”
“God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem has potential. Every crisis is an opportunity for ministry. Every hurt God wants to use for His glory.”
“Those who merely possess the goods of fortune may be haughty and insolent; . . . they try to imitate the great-souled man without being really like him, and only copy him in what they can, reproducing his contempt for others but not his virtuous conduct. For the great-souled man is justified in despising other people - his estimates are correct; but most proud men have no good ground for their pride.”
“Football is not part of that lifestyle anymore.”
“What can happen in a few minutes changes you forever.”
“The highest levels of consciousness are wordless.”

Source : Charles Simic (2008). “The Monster Loves His Labyrinth: Notebooks”, Copper Canyon Press
“The spirit of liberty is the spirit of him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned ... .”

Source : Brainerd Currie, Learned Hand, United States. Supreme Court (1953). “The Supreme Court: an NBC radio discussion”
“There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois.”

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