"When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I'm continually inspired and write reflexively."

-- Elizabeth Kim

#Writing Quotes #Heart Quotes #Effort Quotes

“The spiritual is whatever allows us to notice the miraculous nature of life.”

Source : Aurora Levins Morales (1998). “Medicine Stories: History, Culture, and the Politics of Integrity”, p.128, South End Press
“On stage, I think I'm 35. Working takes over my whole body and I become a younger man - that's why I won't stop.”
“I just think perfection and lasting through the ages is for Greek statues, not us mere humans.”
“Reincarnation ... makes life what it is intended to be -- a glorious adventure in which victory is absolutely sure to be ours if we persist. It proves that man [is] ... master of his fate on his road to the stars.”
“My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent.”

Source : Jack Henry Abbott (1982). “In the belly of the beast: letters from prison”, Vintage
“Sometimes WRONG is worth the FUNNY!”
“JustÂ â€¦ isnâ€™t giving up allowed sometimes? Isnâ€™t it okay to say, â€˜This really hurts, so Iâ€™m going to stop tryingâ€™?â€ â€œIt sets a dangerous precedent.â€ â€œFor avoiding pain?â€ â€œFor avoiding life.”
“Gail had a baby named Ned who was four months old, and a new look of baffled hurt, a left-behind sadness, like she saw that the great world kept spinning onward and away while she'd overnight become glued to her spot.”

Source : Daniel Woodrell (2012). “Winter's Bone”, p.25, Hachette UK

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