"The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in."

-- Dick Wolf

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Character Quotes

“You will never learn anything new unless you are ready to accept yourself with your limitations. You must accept the fact that you are capable in some directions and limited in others, and you must develop your capabilities.”
“You know, my father was a great encouragement for me, because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girls' education. And at that time I said that 'Why should I wait for someone else? Why should I be looking to the government? To the army, that they would help us? Why don't I raise I my voice? Why don't we speak out for our rights?”
“You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.”
“Income from property is not the reward of waiting, it is the reward of employing a good stockbroker.”
“My label is largely about fabrics; print is definitely not my point of difference!”
“If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!”
“When autumn shadows throw their patterns across the land, they are not the images of fragile, dying leaves, not the bared arms of lofty elms, not shadows of a fading summer; but swinging shapes as of books upon a strap, of round and square boxes held under an arm, of hurrying little people heading towards the nearest school.”
“Wasn't growing catnip in one's yard the kitty equivalent of giving candy to children?”

Source : Caroline Paul (2013). “Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology”, p.140, A&C Black

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