"If you don't know it, don't write it."

-- Darrell Schweitzer

#Writing Quotes

“That the system of morals propounded in the New Testament contained no maxim which had not been previously enunciated, and that some of the most beautiful passages in the apostolic writings are quotations from Pagan authors, is well known to every scholar... To assert that Christianity communicated to man moral truths previously unknown, argues on the part of the asserted either gross ignorance or wilful fraud.”

Source : Henry Thomas Buckle (1865). “History of Civilization in England: In Five Volumes”, p.166
“Everything in America is so uniform. In Russia, everywhere you go is completely insane.”
“Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do.”
“Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's.”
“The fastest way to become the master of your thoughts and emotions is through challenging situations. If your life is going along fairly smoothly, there are not the same opportunities that enable you to strengthen your power and become the master of your thoughts and emotions. You see, even challenges are beautiful opportunities in disguise.”
“If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.”
“As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room”
“It's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.”

You may also like:

Brian Lumley
Fiction writer
Brian Stableford
Fiction writer
Lord Dunsany
Writer
Ramsey Campbell
Author
Robert E. Howard
Author
Robert M. Price
Writer
S. T. Joshi
Critic
Steve Rasnic Tem
Author
Thomas Ligotti
Author