"Success is never so interesting as struggle"

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Source : Willa Cather (1970). “Collected Short Fiction, 1892-1912”, p.7, U of Nebraska Press

Willa Cather

#Struggle Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“It's best to incorporate a broadly eclectic point of view, and let whatever moves you be your inspiration.”
“Some news organizations made a mistake with the iPad in saying, 'Oh, it's a big iPhone.' The fact is the way people use the tablet versus the iPhone is so completely different which is why our iPhone and iPad apps look nothing alike.”
“Perhaps blue, red, and yellow strike the mind more forcibly from there not being any great union between them, as martial music, which is intended to rouse the nobler passions...”
“Our wine is bitter, but it is our wine.”
“But have we Holy Ghost power-power that restricts the devil's power, pulls down strongholds and obtains promises? Daring delinquents will be damned if they are not delivered from the devil's dominion. What has hell to fear other than a God-anointed, prayer-powered church?”
“People who can't kiss had everything given to them.”
“To be smart, spend carefully. To be wise, save regularly. To be genius, give extravagantly.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”

Source : Madeline Miller (2011). “The Song of Achilles”, p.103, A&C Black

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