"While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because the former journalist in me is too inhibited by the press of reality; when I think about writing of my own time I always think about nonfiction narratives. Or perhaps it's just that I find the present too confounding."

-- Geraldine Brooks

#Writing Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The church is the gospel made visible.”
“If I can stop one heart from breakingâ€¦â€ Emily Dickinson If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.”
“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!”
“Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.”
“You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks.”
“You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.”
“I donâ€™t think there is any mystery to understanding the passionate feelings people have for guns. Nobody really believes itâ€™s about maintaining a militia. Itâ€™s about having possession of a tool that makes a person feel powerful nearly to the point of exaltation.”
“Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.”

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