"A character is what he does, yes - but even more, a character is what he means to do."

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Orson Scott Card

#Mean Quotes #Character Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date.”
“What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes.”
“An infinity of these tiny animals defoliate our plants, our trees, our fruits... they attack our houses, our fabrics, our furniture, our clothing, our furs ... He who in studying all the different species of insects that are injurious to us, would seek means of preventing them from harming us, would seek to cause them to perish, proposes for his goal important tasks indeed.”
“Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write.”
“The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.”
“It's called the Santa Claus effect; the holiday period is traditionally a strong cycle.”
“I feel that the music that I do is somewhat of a lost art and it's not as popular as dance or pop music and people are not as interested in it. But it's something that I believe in and I feel that it's needed, so that's why I do it and I will keep doing it until everybody hears it and gets it.”
“In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ashley Purdy from May 08, 2011

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