"I think technique can be taught but I think the only way to learn to write is to read, and I see writing and reading as completely related. One almost couldn't exist without the other."

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Source : "The whole world in a community" by Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. January 5, 2002.

John McGahern

#Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Praying men are God's agents on earth, the representative of government of Heaven, set to a specific task on the earth.”
“I try to be true to myself yet still at the same time look at comments and look at what the fans have to say and kind of put it in perspective. I'm never someone whose not open for opinion, I'm always just down to make it work and see how we can do things but at the end of the day I always want to make sure it represents me. It's really about just being humble and not selling yourself on being there already.”

Source : Source: thecomeupshow.com
“Ingratitude to man is ingratitude to God.”
“I'd much rather dress like a 5 year old than a 21 year old. I'd much rather wear a puffy sleeved shirt than some low-cut top.”

Source : "Elle Fanning Spills Her Biggest Fashion Risk!". Interview with Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. December 29, 2011.
“A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price”

Source : Alex Flinn (2009). “Beastly”, p.23, Harper Collins
“Want a sugar cube?-Â Finnick Odair,Â ”
“I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.”
“The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle.”

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