"To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot, to look up word origins, to analyze closely the work of writers you admire, to read not only contemporaries but writers of the past, to learn at least one foreign language, to live an interesting life outside of writing."

-- Lydia Davis

#Writing Quotes #Past Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“I have absolutely no fear of death. From my near-death research and my personal experiences, death is, in my judgment, simply a transition into another kind of reality.”

Source : Don Piper, Cecil Murphey (2006). “90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life”, p.196, Revell
“Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.”
“Mighty rivers can easily be leaped at their source.”
“Your attitude is more important than stylish clothes. This comes from believing in yourself. This attitude can define your life.”
“Once you know the end of the story, every part of the story contains that end, and is only a way of reaching it.”

Source : Leah Stewart (2005). “The Myth of You and Me: A Novel”, p.192, Crown
“It's really fun to say no sometimes. I just don't want to discount how fun it is to say no and exercise your right to say no, and - as a girl - it's important to know how to say no... and that no means no!”
“Peace talk when war is impending is hazardous for the talker, and in war time it is criminal. War talk in peace time, which is infinitely more wicked, runs no risk at all.”
“The socialism I believe in isn't really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day. That might be asking a lot, but it's the way I see football and the way I see life.”

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