"Good writing happens when human beings follow particular steps to take control of their sentences-to make their words do what they want them to do."

-- Ralph Fletcher

#Writing Quotes #Want Quotes #Steps Quotes

“There's no such thing as a passive audience.”
“I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. I don't know if I've ever realized it before,[...] I think we both realize it now. If there's no feeling of fear, then there's no need for courage.”
“Every twenty-four hours God has a fresh new supply of grace, of favor, of wisdom, of forgiveness.”
“Forecasts usually tell us more of the forecaster than of the forecast”
“Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them.”
“'As a fraction of your tax dollar today, what is the total cost of all spaceborne telescopes, planetary probes, the rovers on Mars, the International Space Station, the space shuttle, telescopes yet to orbit, and missions yet to fly?' Answer: one-half of one percent of each tax dollar. Half a penny. I'd prefer it were more: perhaps two cents on the dollar. Even during the storied Apollo era, peak NASA spending amounted to little more than four cents on the tax dollar.”
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.”
“Before my commercial success, I had difficulty doing what I wanted, but my sincere short films always won prizes in festivals. So I was ready for larger successes.”

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