"When you're a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don't get paid"

-- Horton Foote

#Writing Quotes #Stories Quotes

“The man who receives gifts from God, receives an appointment from God; namely, that of donor; and the wisdom to discharge the functions connected with this appointment will surely not be withheld, if it be ingenuously asked.”
“If only religion could be brought to take an interest in this earthly future, what a help it would be! ... Think of the appeal to the less spiritual of us, to those who never did get enthusiastic about eternity, or care so tenderly about their own souls, yet who could rise to the thought of improving this world for the children they love, and their children after them.”
“Yeah, run if you want to. Time is the anchor, change is the constant, love is the trigger.”
“Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.”
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
“When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.”
“Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I'm borrowing energy from the ideas themselves.”
“God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.”

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