"I jotted down Oslo After Death. This would be a great title for a book, I thought. That is what I do sometimes. I jot down titles for books that I one day intend to write."

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Source : John Corey Whaley (2012). “Where Things Come Back”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

John Corey Whaley

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #One Day Quotes

“Whatever you think is delusion.”

Source : Dainin Katagiri (1988). “Returning to Silence”, Shambhala Publications
“There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to the public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute not common law. Neither individuals not corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back.”
“See the job, do the job, stay out of the misery.”
“Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of us self-important, which never produces any work. Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy, and, above all, perfect obedience; these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration. These traits are altogether lacking in us.”
“Knowledge is Bought only with a weary care, And wisdom means a world of pain.”

Source : Joaquin Miller (1871). “Songs of the Sierras”, p.198
“A babe, by intercourse of touch I held mute dialogues with my Mother's heart.”
“Getting along with others is the essence of getting ahead, success being linked with cooperation.”
“Without stones there is no arch”

Source : "Invisible Cities". Book by Italo Calvino, 1972.

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