"In the same manner, having been reduced by disorder, and sunk to their utmost state of depression, unable to descend lower, they, of necessity, reascend; and thus from good they gradually decline to evil, and from evil again return to good. The reason is, that valor produces peace; peace, repose; repose, disorder; disorder, ruin; so from disorder order springs; from order virtue, and from this, glory and good fortune."

-- Niccolo Machiavelli

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“I just have to come clean and admit I am an extremely, painfully slow writer. I have this unfortunate - or fortunate, I'm not sure which is correct - habit of editing while I'm writing which everyone tells me that I shouldn't do that. But that's just the way I write and I think it's important to stay true to your own writing style and momentum.”

Source : Source: chicagoist.com
“I believe ability can get you to the top,â€ says coach John Wooden, â€œbut it takes character to keep you there.â€¦ Itâ€™s so easy to â€¦ begin thinking you can just â€˜turn it onâ€™ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once youâ€™re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, â€˜More than ability, they have character.'”
“As he gave a sleepy, growling groan, that hand disappeared under the sheet. Arizona's lips parted, and her heartbeat tripped up. She cleared her throat. "Spencer?" Freezing, without moving any other body part, he opened his eyes and met her gaze. She frowned at him. He didn't look super-startled, and he said nothing. He just started at her. With his hand still under there. "Yeah..." Semi-satisfied with his frozen reaction, she nodded at his lap. "You weren't going for a little tug, were you? Because as your spectator, I'd just as soon not see it." -Arizona and Spencer”

Source : Lori Foster (2012). “A Perfect Storm”, p.11, Harlequin
“Self-projection is, more often than not, the move of the minor craftsman, of the tactics of the hour whose inherent weakness is, precisely, that of originality.”
“A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children.”
“When you look out of a window, when you look at anything, you know what you're seeing? Yourself. A thing can only look beautiful or romantic or inspiring only if the beauty or romance or inspiration is inside you.”

Source : Fredric Brown (2016). “The Fabulous Clipjoint”, p.96, Pickle Partners Publishing
“I did not succeed in everything I did. And even where it did seem I was succeeding it was not always the case. The human heart has a million facets.”
“Hitler suffered acutely from meteorism; perhaps he did not suffer so acutely as those around him, since meteorism is uncontrolled farting, a condition exacerbated by Hitler's strictly vegetarian diet.”

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