"Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words."

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Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (2017). “The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick”, p.112, New York Review of Books

Elizabeth Hardwick

#Differences Quotes #Making A Difference Quotes #Difficulty Quotes

“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”

Source : Laini Taylor (2011). “Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy”, p.183, Hachette UK
“What if they gave a war and nobody came?”
“One of the things I've learned is there's no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that mistakes are going to be made at any time in the creative process.”
“There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.”
“The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word "free" to a note so high nobody could reach it. That was deliberate.”
“See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Rohypnol”
“The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.”
“In a tuxedo, I'm a star. In regular clothes, I'm a nobody.”

Source : "The Classic With a Twist", www.esquire.com. February 22, 2017.

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