"Part of writing a novel is being willing to leap into the blackness. You have very little idea, really, of what's going to happen. You have a broad sense, maybe, but it's this rash leap. It's like spelunking. You kind of create the right path for yourself. But, boy, are there so many points at which you think, absolutely, I'm going down the wrong hole here. And I can't get back to the right hole. I'm not going to be able to get this section back to the right hole - so I'm just going to have to cut it."

-- Chang-Rae Lee

#Writing Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I have a really strong passion for what I do. I donâ€™t see myself doing anything else.”
“There's nothing wrong with Oscar Levant - nothing a miracle won't cure.”
“The impulse to freeze the system, to try to tape all the cracks and staple all the cleavages, to ensure that nobody has to explain to their kid why Christmas this year is going to be a lousy Christmas, that is one of our greatest dangers.”
“I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.”

Source : CNBC Transcript: CNBC'S Chief International Correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Speaks With Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, www.cnbc.com. January 15, 2012.
“Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.”
“Everything you've said, everything you want to believe is already true. You may not find some of it for a while, and some of it might take longer than that, but that doesn't stop it from being true this minute!”
“Lawyers do not mix with diplomacy.”
“All money is a matter of belief.”

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