"When a young writer deliberately tries to create an effect, the result is often a little self-conscious and overdone. But why is it so hard for us to glory in what the writer has tried to do, or even in the very fact that the writer has deliberately tried to do something?"

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Source : Lucy McCormick Calkins, Lucy Calkins (1991). “Living Between the Lines”, Heinemann Educational Books

Lucy Calkins

#Self Quotes #Trying Quotes #Littles Quotes

“In many of our [online] courses, the median response time for a question on the question and answer forum was 22 minutes - which is not a level of service I have ever offered to my Stanford students.”
“Americans have made it clear we want to build a more sustainable future. I am excited to harness that energy and see what we can create together.”
“Sensationalism seems to sell more than wonderful-positive news.”
“If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets.”
“It is my express wish that in awarding the [Nobel Prizes]Â no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that theÂ most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not.”
“Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God.”
“As far as my experience goes one is automatically in touch with the higher spiritual, it is connected to a certain level that interpenetrates our total physical and psychic existence. We are always in touch with it.”
“I argue that I don't think it's a moral position to say that civilization is going to collapse, and that's okay. Because that would cause the deaths of billions of people. It's certainly not something I'm willing to accept.”

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