"Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers."

-- Wallace Stegner

#Teaching Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.”
“You really do think about it institutionally; this is your job, and to some extent you benefit from having a job to do at a moment like this. You have things that you have to make happen. And you don't have time for the emotional reaction that might otherwise occur if somebody was just sitting there watching these events unfold and had no responsibilities.”
“I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.”
“There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.”
“The dissemination of pseudoscience, including such things as the fascination with near-death experiences and the growing belief by Americans -- 34 percent of them -- in reincarnation are dangerous. They help to break down the standards of reason.”
“I want to be indifferent to vengeance. It's degrading. Not having a spirit of vengeance protects me, internally.”
“All of salvation is to make us look good! We who are dirty, worn, broken, and sinful are to be the showcase of heaven.”
“Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest.”

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