"I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing. But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams."

-- Jon Krakauer

#Dream Quotes #Climbing Quotes #Appreciate Quotes

“Being an artist is nothing, or at least, not enough; what you want is to be a poet.”
“Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.”

Source : "Roddy Doyle's rules for writers". Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.
“Everybody loves a thing more if it has cost him trouble.”

Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.820, Ballantine Books
“If I could, I want to take a page from the George Clooney-like actors of the world. They do things that are relevant, things that don't necessarily have huge box office appeal, but they matter.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“An artist is a man who tries to express the inexpressible.”
“If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.”

Source : FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from May 16, 2011
“A National Flag is the most sacred thing a nation can possess”
“To some people everything is permitted.”

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