"Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers."

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Source : Thomas M. Disch (2000). “The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World”, p.211, Simon and Schuster

Thomas M. Disch

#Writing Quotes #Originality Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.”
“He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.”
“There are lots of things that you can brush under the carpet about yourself until you're faced with somebody whose needs won't be put off.”

Source : Source: www.rogerebert.com
“I'm just me. If I am sexy, it's just something I do naturally, like picking up a knife and fork to eat. I think people who try to be sexy are the most unsexy people in the world.”
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

Source : Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours”, p.18, Beacon Press
“I am interested in reconstructing symbols. It's about connecting with an older knowledge and trying to discover continuities in why we search for heaven,”
“The most striking thing about highly effective leaders is how little they have in common. What one swears by, another warns against. But one trait stands out: the willingness to risk.”
“Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.”

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