"The problem is once you've written the opening paragraph and worked out how the rest of the story will go in your head, there's nothing in it for you. I write in longhand using disposable fountain pens on the right-hand side of the notebook for the first draft, then I rewrite some of the sentences and paragraphs on the left-hand side."

-- Colm Toibin

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“I have become so great as I am because I have won men's hearts by gentleness and kindliness.”
“Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.”
“Placing blame in marriage is like saying, 'Your side of the boat is sinking.'”
“Life is all about finding yourself through experiences, and about learning more and more about who you are and what youâ€™re capable of. If youâ€™re getting older and not succeeding in anything or doing anything to make a positive impact on people, then youâ€™re not living. Youâ€™re just waiting for death. Get out there and make an impact on people, whether itâ€™s by helping them directly or by doing research to make their lives better or just by inspiring them. Do something good to be remembered for. This is more important than money.”
“You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself.”
“I found myself at a time in my career trying to impress everyone. I was constantly thinking about what everyone thought of my music.”
“Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards.”

Source : "Microsoft’s Lost Decade". Vanity Fair, www.vanityfair.com. August 2012.
“The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.”

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