"Writers cannot let themselves be servants of the official mythology. They have to, whatever the cost, say what truth they have to say."

-- Tobias Wolff

#Writing Quotes #Cost Quotes #Mythology Quotes

“The enterprise of Adolf Hitler, with all its clatter and fireworks, and all its cunning and dynamic energy, is the enterprise of an evil spirit, which is apparently allowed its freedom for a time in order to test our faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

Source : Karl Barth (1941). “This Christian cause: (A letter to Great Britain from Switzerland)”
“America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While Republicans tailored their platform by and for the pale stale and male, among us, Obama and Democrats are embracing America's diverse mosaic.”
“The writer can grow as a person or he can shrink. ... His curiosity, his reaction to life must not diminish. The fatal thing is to shrink, to be interested in less, sympathetic to less, desiccating to the point where life itself loses its flavor, and oneâ€™s passion for human understanding changes to weariness and distaste.”
“Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life.”
“Through my attempt to get pregnant through IVF, we sadly found out that I have early stages of breast cancer. It's been a shock.”

Source : Giuliana Rancic (2015). “Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections”, p.182, Crown Archetype
“Mind is a most delicate evidence. Not a soul has seen it yet.”

Source : Richard Eberhart (1965). “Selected poems, 1930-1965”
“True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness.”
“To sit in a big library amongst books and students, that was pretty cool. It was a novel experience for me.”

Source : "Jonathan Taylor Thomas Opens Up About Why He Walked Away From Fame". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 22, 2013.

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