"The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio."

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Source : Douglas Kennedy (2010). “The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel”, p.580, Simon and Schuster

Douglas Kennedy

#Writing Quotes #Eight Quotes #Years Quotes

“We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.”
“Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.”
“The writer of history is perhaps closer to the artist than the scholar.”
“Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.”
“Ministry is simply about loving the person in front of you.”
“As long as I can make them laugh, it doesnâ€™t matter how, Iâ€™ll be alright. If I succeed in that, the human beings probably wonâ€™t mind it too much if I remain outside their lives. The one thing I must avoid is becoming offensive in their eyes: I shall be nothing, the wind, the sky.”

Source : Osamu Dazai (1973). “No Longer Human”, p.13, New Directions Publishing
“A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.”
“Pain is inevitable, it eventually touches us all. Suffering is optional.”

Source : Sean Stephenson (2009). “Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself”, p.19, John Wiley and Sons

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