"I don't know where my ideas come from, but I know where they come to. They come to my desk, and if I'm not there, they go away again."

--

Philip Pullman

#Writing Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Going Away Quotes

“Is magic not enough to live for?”
“I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach.”
“Not that I have any interest in saying goodbye to Rocky. I absolutely adore being involved and a part of something that is really a phenomenon.”
“At best the principles that economists have supposed the choices of rational individuals to satisfy can be presented as guidelines for us to consider when we make our decisions.”
“Pubescent girls, it seems, are manifestly more likely to exhibit extreme and bizarre psychological symptoms than are teenage boys.”
“I write from my knowledge not my lack, from my strength not my weakness. I am not interested if anyone knows whether or not I am familiar with big words, I am interested in trying to render big ideas in a simple way. I am interested in being understood not admired.”
“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2008). “Cybele's Secret”, p.369, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.”

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