"The training of a journalist, of working with words for thousands of hours, is extraordinarily useful for a fiction writer."

-- Tom Rachman

#Training Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Hours Quotes

“That would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!”

Source : FaceBook post by Jesse Ball from Jul 29, 2013
“Ive been making my living with this material for over 15 years.”
“As long as my body holds out, I'll be grooving when I'm 70, and not some sort of horrible spectacle.”
“I'm here to confuse you. Confusion is my right and left hook.”
“Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.”
“Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.”
“I always say leave things at the door. Whether it's at your audition or at your house, leave the problems of the day away. Keep persevering, stick to yourself. Don't do what other people ask, do what you want!”
“Sometimes I couldn't help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being the thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do.”

Source : Patricia C. Wrede (2012). “The Far West”, p.26, Scholastic Inc.

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