"Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people only' or even 'for people who finished school and went to University'. Nonsense. Anyone can do it. But no-one can do it straight off the bat. Like plastering, brain surgery or assembling truck engines, you have to do a bit of training - get your hands dirty - and make some mistakes."

-- Jasper Fforde

#Mistake Quotes #Smart Quotes #Dirty Quotes

“Good questions outrank easy answers.”

Source : Paul Anthony Samuelson (1986). “Coll Sci Pap V5”, p.561, MIT Press
“Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.”
“Every second you spend thinking about what you don't want in your life is a second denying focus and energy from getting what you do want. Every minute you worry about what's not working is a minute drawn away from creating what will work. And every hour spent reflecting on the disappointments of the past is an hour stolen from seeing the possibilities that your future holds.”
“Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others'.”
“The people and the news media used to call me 'The Son of Sam,' but God has given me a new name, 'The Son of Hope,' because now my life is about hope.”
“Vending Machine: "This product has no known nutritional value and may cause irritability or wakefulness in some individuals. Please enjoy your selection and your day." Eve: "Up yours.”
“A king is no king without his people, but a people without their king would be lost as well. Lan Fan (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)”
“I thought maybe I'd be a farmer. That was another silly notion. I think I'd last about five minutes, being a farmer.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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