"Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience."

-- Tea Obreht

#Encouragement Quotes #Taken Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman.”
“If I don't cry while writing a key emotional scene, my gut feeling is it's failed.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jojo Moyes from Aug 07, 2014
“I don't spend a lot of time online.”
“Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.”

Source : "Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World".
“A friend of mine that happened to be a DJ at another club actually offered me a job [as a DJ]. I didn't think I could do it but he said, "You know all the music. You are at all the parties, and everybody knows you."”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“All I can do is listen to what my body needs and feels.”
“Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.”
“We are born knowing death.”

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