"It almost seems that if you can describe it, you can change it."

-- Ross Bleckner

#Change Quotes #Seems Quotes #Ifs Quotes

“Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days.”

Source : Richard Wright (1997). “Richard Wright Reader”
“In some ways that fight gave me more respect around the world and helped me be even more popular because so many people felt my pain and saw that I was robbed.”
“I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.”

Source : Rachel Johnson (2009). “In a Good Place: A Novel”, p.316, Simon and Schuster
“But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write should be stomped on.”
“A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.”
“A Southern accent is not a club in my bag.”
“What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the presence of God? What if that was enough for us? What if it didn't take a great band to evoke that kind of response from us in worship? What if His presence - His Word opened - what if it was enough?”
“Civilization, let me tell you what it is. First the soldier, then the merchant, then the priest, then the lawyer. The merchant hires the soldier and priest to conquer the country for him. First the soldier, he is a murderer; then the priest, he is a liar; then the merchant, he is a thief; and they all bring in the lawyer to make their laws and defend their deeds, and there you have your civilization!”

Source : Katherine Anne Porter (2015). “Ship of Fools: A Novel”, p.126, Open Road Media

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