"I cannot imagine a sorrier pursuit than struggling for years to write a book that attempts to appeal to people who do not read in the first place."

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Annie Dillard

#Struggle Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Parenthood has the power to redefine every aspect of life - marriage, work, relationships with family and friends. Those helpless bundles of power and promise that come into our world show us our true selves- who we are, who we are not, who we wish we could be.”
“Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.”

Source : "Kasich: 'Obama Should Let Me Run Ohio'" by John Kasich, www.foxnews.com. February 25, 2011.
“Surrender is not a weakness it is strength.It takes tremendous strength to surrender life to the supreme - to the cosmic unfolding.”
“It is difficulties that show what men are.”
“Film is so much about that intensity of focus that there always needs to be some tension and some forward motion. The novel goes into a series of lovely observations about the world, but you've got to find the story.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors.”

Source : Debbie Macomber (2014). “Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel”, p.76, Ballantine Books
“I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.”
“Unless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden.”

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