"Only bad writers think that their work is really good."

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Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.

Anne Enright

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Good Writing Quotes

“And in an era where radio stations that are inclined to play Styx music are your classic rock stations and the stations that play current music look at us as dinosaurs - the only way we could reach people with our new music, generally, is to perform live.”
“My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.”

Source : "Lady luck" by Maddy Costa, www.theguardian.com. April 10, 2008.
“So, you play today! You don't worry about what's gone, 'cause that's already gone and you can't bring what's gone back. It doesn't happen that way. So, every day's a new day and just play it as it comes. And I turned out to be a singer that was not on dope.”
“Even beauty may present a prism wearying to the eye.”
“In reality, American girls are among the most outspoken, ambitious, successful girls in the history of the human race.”
“We literally are all made out of stardust. We started from those stars; we are made of stardust. So, next time you are really depressed, look in the mirror and you can look and say, 'Hi, I'm looking at a star here.'”

Source : "The story behind the Mars Rovers". TED Talk, www.ted.com. May 2008.
“A novel, in the end, is a container, a shape which you are trying to pour your story into.”
“No great power is ever satisfied with its sphere of influence. They never are.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com

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