"I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated."

-- Roddy Doyle

#Writing Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Stories Quotes

“There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.”
“I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life - unless you live it?”

Source : "Michael Kors: American Idol". Interview with Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, www.harpersbazaar.com. June 29, 2011.
“When Christ was about to leave the world, He made His will. His soul He committed to His father; His body He bequeathed to Joseph to be decently interred; His clothes fell to the soldiers; His mother He left to the care of John; but what should He leave to His poor disciples that had left all for Him? Silver and gold He had none; but He left them that which was infinitely better, His peace.”

Source : Matthew Henry (2016). “Bible commentary - Gospel of John”, p.850, Bible Study Books
“Those who have experienced a great deal of violence or committed a great deal of violence themselves, those who are existing in their own world of sadness and malevolence, essentially those are the ones that are most prone to possession. You don't just walk down the street and suddenly you get possessed. It creeps up on you.”
“My will can control anything thatâ€™s empty.”
“I've learned of life this bitter truth Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find repose, But rather, Build within thy own soul Fortresses!”
“Whenever you surrender the most precious areas of your life to GOD, it's like trading in a pile of worthless pebbles for a truckload of priceless jewels.”
“Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so books can be opened and read, stories can be told... Children then obtain a perspective of life which not only is rewarding but can bring them security, peace, and strength....”

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