"What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own genius, which is a dangerous place for writers. You don't want to ever get complacent. If a book starts going too well, I usually know there's a problem. I need to struggle. I need that self-doubt. I need to think it's not the best thing ever."

-- Harlan Coben

#Book Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I keep my clocks a little fast / so time won't take me by surprise.”

Source : Ruth Whitman (1990). “Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990”, p.26, Wayne State University Press
“To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others is neither better nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so.”
“Don't put a ceiling on yourself.”
“The Whole Business of Man is The Arts, & All Things Common.”
“Don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?”

Source : Harold Pinter (2013). “The Homecoming”, p.58, Faber & Faber
“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit.”
“Thou blossom bright with autumn dew, And colored with the heaven's own blue....”
“Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. At the same time, they are routinely pushed away from connecting to their communities as serious problem-solvers capable of changing the world.”

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