"I used to say, for me, writing was like walking a high wire, and ***** made me forget there was no net. Which is a fancy way of saying dope made me forget how shitty I felt for being on dope."

-- Jerry Stahl

#Writing Quotes #Dope Quotes #Wire Quotes

“Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.”
“It is an accurate statement that the followers of Witchcraft do not usually proselytize, which means you aren't going to find us standing on your local street corner thumping our Books of Shadows. Nor do you have to worry about jumping out of the shower to answer our serene and smiling faces at the door with your clothes stuck to various uncomfortable places on your wet body. But just because we (hopefully) aren't the forcible type doesn't mean we don't exist.”

Source : Silver RavenWolf (2012). “To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft”, p.18, Llewellyn Worldwide
“I could use a little monotony in my life. Spontaneity is exhausting.”

Source : A. Meredith Walters (2014). “Find You in the Dark”, p.53, Simon and Schuster
“Everything that is great in life is the product of slow growth; the newer, and greater, and higher, and nobler the work, the slower is its growth, the surer is its lasting success. Mushrooms attain their full power in a night; oaks require decades. A fad lives its life in a few weeks; a philosophy lives through generations and centuries.”

Source : William George Jordan (2007). “The Majesty of Calmness”, p.12, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
“To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make”
“When along the pavement, Palpitating flames of life, People flicker around me, I forget my bereavement, The gap in the great constellation, The place where a star used to be”
“Obviously people in Seattle love a little more sun but also nothing is built for it, i miss my rain.”
“I shall give a propagandist reason for starting the war, no matter whether it is plausible or not. The victor will not be asked afterwards whether he told the truth or not. When starting and waging war it is not right that matters, but victory.”

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