"I have these huge black foam boards on the wall, and tacked to them, I have these white punch cards with my story ideas, scenes and notes."

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Source : "Crais fans 'Taken' on thrilling ride in new novel". Interview with Christian DuChateau, www.cnn.com. January 27, 2012.

Robert Crais

#Wall Quotes #Ideas Quotes #White Quotes

“I think the existence of zombies would contradict certain laws of nature in our world. It seems to be a law of nature, in our world, that when you get a brain of a certain character you get consciousness going along with it.”

Source : "Should young people take risks while volunteering?" by Sally Higham, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2013.
“We are brothers and sisters; not enemies. It is not the will of God that countrymen go to war against one another.”
“Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig! It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong”
“Because of our belief in being separate, we fall into all kinds of harmful actions and deeds that create more problems for us. Competitiveness is a big oneâ€”trying to get ahead of others, stepping on each other. We become frustrated and angry with each other. We try to control others; we condemn them. All of these things stem from one false belief, â€œI am apart, separate from everything else.”

Source : Dennis Genpo Merzel (2001). “24/7 Dharma: Impermanence, No-Self, Nirvana”, Journey Editions
“There comes a point in time when you must know that everything you have already given or done is enough. This is not something anyone else can tell you. You must know. Giving without receiving doesn't prove anything except that you know how to be taken advantage of.”
“Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.”
“Love is the one thing that can really sure-enough lighten all of life's dark clouds.”

Source : Sinclair Lewis (2002). “Arrowsmith: Elmer Gantry ; Dodsworth”
“Don't we all deserve forgiveness? I hope we do; I believe we do. Forgiveness says as much about the character of the person bestowing it as the person receiving it. Learning to forgive may be the most difficult of human acts,and the closest thing to divinity, whatever you decide that is.”

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