"Don't just plan to write - write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style."

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Source : "Your rules for writing" by Michelle Pauli, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.

P. D. James

#Dream Quotes #Writing Quotes #Style Quotes

“When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected.”

Source : Interview with A-J Charron, www.guitarnoise.com.
“Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater.”

Source : "Interview with Stacy Schiff, author of 'Cleopatra'". Interview with John McMurtrie, www.sfgate.com. December 5, 2010.
“I've never met a leopard print I didn't like.”
“The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.155, Penguin
“Where's my tax form? Where's the file that's supposed to hold my W-2 form and interest statement? Where's the mileage log I specifically asked be kept last year?? Where's the monthly check summary? And who's been stuffing Visa receipts in the aluminum foil drawer??!! How embarrassing. I'm surrounded by idiots and I'm the only one in the office.”
“A person who will not take care of the little things will not take care of the big things, for big things are but an accumulation of little things.”
“People will use you as long as you let them.”
“Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.”

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