"I long for, not a writer's retreat - I can write in any situation - but a reader's retreat."

-- Aleksandar Hemon

#Writing Quotes #Long Quotes #Retreat Quotes

“Even an ordinary broken chord is made to disclose rare beauties; we are reminded of the fairies' hazelnuts in which diamonds were concealed but you could break the shell only if your hands were blessed.”

Source : The Manchester Guardian, 1939.
“I adore themes of hope and courage and the ways we find meaning through suffering.”
“When Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was asked why there was so much animosity in her country towards the United States, she gave a one-word answer: â€œdrones.â€”
“By the time I was 11, I wanted to be a comedian. So all those years later, I've managed to achieve my dream as a kid, and it wasn't easy. I'm on the [Hollywood] Walk of Fame and I'm one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America, according to Time Magazine. I think my duty is to go back and tell kids, 'Whatever color you are, wherever you come from, anything and everything is possible.' And I'm living proof.”

Source : "'This Is A Big Deal': Sen. Amy Klobuchar On Hillary Clinton". "All Things Considered" with Ari Shapiro, www.npr.org. June 7, 2016.
“Pretty much anything you care to imagine can happen in a fantasy, which in turn means you can really crank up the intensity of the tale you're telling.”
“The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect.”

Source : Gary A. Haugen (2009). “Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian”, p.118, InterVarsity Press
“Biggest affirmative argument I know in favor of 'If a man die, shall he live again?' is just the way you feel inside you that nothin' can stop you from livin' on.”

Source : Bess Streeter Aldrich (1939). “Song of Years”
“Gone, but not forgotten.”

Source : Phillip Margolin (2012). “Gone, But Not Forgotten”, p.8, Doubleday

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