"When you read the Koran, you give up. At least the Bible is very beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent."

-- Michel Houellebecq

#Beautiful Quotes #Giving Up Quotes #Talent Quotes

“Read like mad. But try to do it analytically - which can be hard, because the better and more compelling a novel is, the less conscious you will be of its devices. It's worth trying to figure those devices out, however: they might come in useful in your own work.”

Source : "Sarah Waters's rules for writers". www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.
“I watch worry and anxiety being pandered to through technology which is neutral.”
“Truth and beauty can still win battles. We need more art, more passion, more wit in defense of the Earth.”
“Be true to Love. Do not betray Her. Then, on the day that the forest of the mind bursts into flames, you will not run. You will remain silent and still; for this is when Love bears Her sweetest fruit: untouched Presence.”
“I was going to be a memory when I grew up.”
“Be the first to say something obvious and achieve immortality.”
“The most important things in life happen over conversations while eating.”
“Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.”

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