"The greatest source of inspiration is hard work. Of course, I also believe in inspiration itself, but sometimes you have to provoke it, call on it repeatedly, even though it may take a while. There are times when I feel uninspired and I don't want to compose. I call these my 'bewitched' periods. I have to be touched with a magic wand."

-- Joaquin Rodrigo

#Inspiration Quotes #Believe Quotes #Hard Work Quotes

“Don't punish yourself for what others have done to you. You're better than them. You're better than you think.”
“I ain't saying you're a liar, because that wouldn't be polite. But I'll tell you this, ma'am. If I loved liars, I'd hug you to death.”

Source : Jim Thompson (2010). “POP. 1280”, p.9, Hachette UK
“There are in me the seeds from which, if necessary, the universe could be constructed. In me somewhere there is a matrix for mankind and a holograph for the whole world. Nothing is more important in my life than trying to discover these secrets.”
“Although the mass of the people accepted the white man's God, either under physical duress or because he seemed more powerful than their own Gods, they never assimilated the ideas of Christianity.”

Source : Penny Lernoux (1980). “Cry of the People: The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America--the Catholic Church in Conflict with U.S. Policy”
“Before a fight between Riddick Bowe and Hector Gonzales: Generally when there's a lot of smoke . . . there's just a whole lot more smoke.”
“A demanding performance challenge tends to create a team.”
“I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.”

Source : "Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life'". Interview with Jane Graham, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2010.
“I wouldn't care to speculate about what it is in Westlake's psyche that makes him so good at writing about Parker, much less what it is that makes me like the Parker novels so much. Suffice it to say that Stark/Westlake is the cleanest of all noir novelists, a styleless stylist who gets to the point with stupendous economy, hustling you down the path of plot so briskly that you have to read his books a second time to appreciate the elegance and sober wit with which they are written.”

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