"In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina."

-- Abraham Verghese

#Writing Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Medicine Quotes

“Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness.”
“It is not important to be successful at what you undertake, but rather to undertake what you'd like to succeed at.”

Source : Wajdi Mouawad (2002). “Alphonse, Or, The Adventures of Pierre-Paul-René, a Gentle Boy with a One-note Voice who was Never Surprised by Anything”
“I use poetry to help me work through what I donâ€™t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full of everywhere else that Iâ€™ve been.”
“No president has the right to say he is judge, jury and executioner”
“He had her in his heart, but not always in his mind.”
“The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.”
“People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.”
“If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.”

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