"I do think that calling a book nonfiction affirms a kind of responsibility to an attempt at truth."

-- Garth Greenwell

#Book Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“There is no harder thing to give up than the thing that was supposed to make you happy.”
“What one can be, one must be!”
“Knowing what you know, be serene also, like a mountain; and do not be distressed by misfortune. Knowledge without serenity is an unlit candle; together they are honey-comb; honey without wax is a noble thing; wax without honey is only fit for burning.”
“He looked at her. "I will miss you, Montana. For the first time in my life, I'll regret leaving someone behind.”

Source : Susan Mallery (2011). “Only Yours”, p.131, Harlequin
“The trouble with a lot of people who try to write is they intellectualize about it. That comes after. The intellect is given to us by God to test things once theyâ€™re done, not to worry about things ahead of time.”
“Mathematics is an escape from reality.”
“Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.”
“Real people are places to me as much as persons: I want to see them, as I want to see the places I am fond of, in all weathers and at all times of the year.”

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