"It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times."

-- Margaret Mahy

#Character Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good.”
“When Jesus performed miracles, he wasn't demonstrating what God can do, but what God can do through a man.”
“Writing a poem is making music with words and space.”
“The tragedy is that everyone thinks they already have goals. But what they really have are hopes and wishes.”
“Anyone who says that softball is a boring game to watch isn't looking at the right things.”

Source : Yvonne Zipter (1988). “Diamonds Are a Dyke's Best Friend: Reflections, Reminiscences, and Reports from the Field on the Lesbian National Pastime”
“We are human only in contact, and conviviality, with what is not human.”

Source : David Abram (1996). “The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-human World”, Pantheon
“When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.”

Source : Clare Vanderpool (2010). “Moon Over Manifest”, p.154, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."”

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