"I've never been in charge of my stories, they've always been in charge of me. As each new one has called to me, ordering me to give it voice and form and life, I've followed the advice I've shared with other writers over the years: jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."

-- Ray Bradbury

#Years Quotes #Wings Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't leaving being musician because I use to like it when noone came to see me playing, because I didn't feel any pressure. I can enjoy myself and probably play better. Sometimes when I play, people expect something of me, and I'm not always able to to that. Quite often. So I get totaly nervous”
“I never cease to wonder at my luck in having for my sister the woman who, more than any other woman in America, possesses all the qualities of true greatness.”
“Reason can be used only when looking critically back.”
“Let the past be what it was, the present what it is, the future the best it can be.”

Source : R. J. Ellory (2010). “A Quiet Belief in Angels: A Novel”, p.56, The Overlook Press
“Marketing has always been about the same thing - who your customers are and where they are.”
“A moral principle in genetic testing is that it should always be done with the consent of the individual. No one wants someone snooping into his DNA.”
“Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune.”
“As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play music.”

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