"Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books."

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Source : Francine Prose (2012). “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them”, p.6, Union Books

Francine Prose

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes

“He really had been through death, but he had returned because he could not bear the solitude.”
“It's overwhelming ... to know there are hundreds of kids out there that look up to me. I know that's a big responsibility. I am also very confident to say that it is wonderful and I'll do my best that I can do to be the best role model I can be.”
“Life is about becoming more of who you really are....”
“Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches and all the players responsible for the award.”
“The original sin is not that we are inherently flawed, born sinners, or imperfect; the original sin is that we do not recognize, realize that each of us is born perfect, exactly as the universe, God intended us to be. We are all perfect. The universe is perfect. Stop struggling against yourself. Accept that you are perfect. When you do, your highest self will shine through.”
“Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.”
“I literally tried every sport and was miserable. Soccer couldn't hold my attention. I couldn't figure skate. I'm afraid to swim. So I did dance for five years. It came a time where I was getting a little bit bored with it.”
“Give every person more in use value than you take from them in cash value.”

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