"If a writer is honest, if what is at stake for him can seem to matter to his readers, then his work may be read. But a writer will work anyway, as I do, and as I have, in part to explore this terra incognita, this dangerous ground I seem to need to risk."

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Source : Frederick Busch (2011). “A Dangerous Profession: A Book About the Writing Life”, p.31, Macmillan

Frederick Busch

#Risk Quotes #Needs Quotes #May Quotes

“Everyday interactions we have with other people are definitely contagious, in terms of happiness.”

Source : "Happiness: It Really Is Contagious". Interview, www.npr.org. December 5, 2008.
“Sometimes I wonder if the semi-conscious agenda of the media is to get between people and their souls. It is the the soul with its myriad tiny nerve endings that notices the neglected pathos, poignancy and practicality that lies at the heart of life. Itâ€™s as if the media are somehow irritated and envious that anonymous people should have the quiet brilliance of their rich and sustainable inner lives...”
“Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised?”
“Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.”
“A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.”
“Knowing is the same thing as the inner voice.”
“Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.”
“Work hard at work worth doing.”

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