"It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together."

Source : "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.

Christopher Bollen

#Writing Quotes #Giving Quotes #Laughing Quotes

“High hearts are never long without hearing some new call, some distant clarion of God, even in their dreams; and soon they are observed to break up the camp of ease, and start on some fresh march of faithful service.”

Source : James Martineau (1858). “Endeavours after the Christian life: discourses”, p.306
“The whole object of education is...to develop the mind. The mind should be a thing that works.”
“For Christians, the first priority may be theological self-understanding. For Jews it is, and after Auschwitz must be, simple safety for their children. In pursuit of this goal, Jews seek - are morally required to seek - independence of other people's charity. They therefore seek safety - are morally required to seek it - through the existence of a Jewish state. Except among the theologically or humanly perverse, Zionism - the commitment to the safety and genuine sovereignty of the State of Israel - is not negotiable.”
“In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.”
“Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.”
“I don't owe my success to state subsidies but to a faithful public which has sustained me.”

Source : "The French revolutionary". Interview with Tobias Grey, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2001.
“Knowledge has a beginning but no end.”

Source : Geeta S. Iyengar (1998). “Yoga: A Gem for Women”, p.72, Allied Publishers
“I never used to tell jokes on stage. Now I'm cutting up jokes all night long.”

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