"Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can."

-- Walter Jon Williams

#Writing Quotes #Elements Quotes #Want Quotes

“A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.”
“Why is it, I wonder, that people suffer, when there is so little need, when an effort of will and some hard work would bring them from their misery into peace and contentment.”

Source : Richard Llewellyn (2009). “How Green Was My Valley”, p.101, Simon and Schuster
“Every time I watch you open those beautiful eyes, I gaze with awe just thinking of how blessed I am to spend the rest of my life with you.”
“It's not facts that hurt people, it's their attitude towards facts.”

Source : Gwethalyn Graham (1944). “Earth and High Heaven”, Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott
“I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.”
“Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles.”
“Sin in the Second City is a masterful history lesson, a harrowing biography, and - best of all - a superfun read. The Everleigh story closely follows the turns of American history like a little sister. I can't recommend this book loudly enough.”
“The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresses the needs of the people who live and recreate in central Idaho.”

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