"A writer should always bravely face life, risking death and mutilation in order to dethrone an emperor."

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Source : Mo Yan (2013). “The Republic of Wine: A Novel”, p.157, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Mo Yan

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“Working on a novel is very solitary and I get to be the boss. I'm the dictator, so I win every battle. So, in that sense, novels are easier because you don't have to answer to anyone. And then, you go into something like film and there are more cooks in the kitchen, so to speak.”
“The corollary of constant change is ignorance. This is not often talked about: we computer experts barely know what we're doing. We're good at fussing and figuring out. We function well in a sea of unknowns. Our experience has only prepared us to deal with confusion. A programmer who denies this is probably lying, or else is densely unaware of himself.”

Source : Ellen Ullman (2012). “Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents”, p.110, Macmillan
“The voice of wisdom is inherent within us and willing to guide us when we stop to listen. Of course, there are times when we feel we've been still as stone, and the still, small voice is still too quiet to hear. When this happens, the challenge is to practice quieting your mind anyway. Stopping and asking, quieting and listening, trusting and waiting. Waiting is difficult but worth the effort because a quiet, uncluttered mind is a natural antenna for whispers of wisdom from within.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.97, New Harbinger Publications
“Last night I was struggling with a stomach ache, but [the trainer] gave me some medicine, an IV and I felt good out there today.”
“If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough.”
“Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.”
“God is not in love with some future version of you. Itâ€™s not you tomorrow that He loves and delights in. Itâ€™s not you when you get your act together....If you believe that Christâ€™s love for you is a future love for you, then you dismiss the cross of Christ.”
“One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.”

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