"The world we live in has been and is being increasingly politicized so that our daily experience is more and more a matter of public policy. A lot of fiction comes out of a child's feeling of, "Hey, that's not fair.""

-- Deborah Eisenberg

#Children Quotes #Writing Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“I do feel like an outsider, but I don't lose any sleep over it.”

Source : "This much I know". Interview with Luke Bainbridge, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2009.
“I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his total inability to do anything without Christ. The greatest Christian is not the one who has achieved the most but rather the one who has received the most.”

Source : Jim Cymbala, Dean Merrill (1999). “Fresh Faith: What Happens When Real Faith Ignites God's People”, p.45, Zondervan
“I saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence.”

Source : 'Ode: Autumn'
“The difference between art and craft lies not in the tools you hold in your hands, but in the mental set that guides them. For the artisan, craft is an end in itself. For you, the artist, craft is the vehicle for expressing your vision. Craft is the visible edge of art.”
“If these rich women from 5th Avenue spend a fortune on cashmere sweaters, they will come to my store to buy gummy bears.”
“Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.”

Source : Barbara Sher (2010). “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It”, p.98, Dell
“Since I was 15 years old, all I wanted was to find the guy I was going to marry.”

Source : "Fun Fearless Female of the Year: Ali Larter" by Molly Fahner, www.cosmopolitan.com. January 13, 2009.
“We associate leadership with decisiveness. That perception of leadership pushes people to make decisions fairly quickly, lest they be seen as dithering and indecisive.”

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