"We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary."

-- Ken Follett

#Writing Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Long Quotes

“You no longer have much in the way of knowing what to do in a big, epic novel about the future, because nobody knows what the hell is going to happen.”
“I like to be home every night with my family.”
“If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.”
“You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.”
“This is our commitment to users and the people who use our service, is that Facebook's a free service. It's free now. It will always be free. We make money through having advertisements and things like that.”
“I think people's feeling the need to be more dependent on others is caused more by the lack of good-paying jobs and by today's zeitgeist that insists it takes a village. That's disempowering although possibly true for many people.”
“What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on? You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can't let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind.”
“Life feeds on life... feeds on life feeds on life... this is neccesary... this is necessary life feeds on life... feeds on life”

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