"I've always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It's up to you to write the ending, ultimately"

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Source : Interview with Tom Heintjes, cartoonician.com. 1994.

Lynn Johnston

#Writing Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Novel Quotes

“But I have a list of books that I want to read before I die, and whenever I get time to read something that isn't a script, I'll read something from that.”
“In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.”
“I have two college degrees, but the only way I could make a living was by showing kids how to put a ball in a hole.”
“Pause and remember - Making the wrong assumptions causes pain and suffering for everyone.”
“Every intelligent person, whether hes an artist or not - a mathematician, a doctor, a scientist - possesses a poetic way of seeing and describing the world.”
“Cities are judged by their richest inhabitants and rural areas are judged”

Source : Sharyn McCrumb (2013). “The Ballad of Frankie Silver: A Ballad Novel”, p.395, Macmillan
“I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship with her, we both came from an extensive theater background.”
“You need to circle the goals God wants you to go after, the promises God wants you to claim, and the dreams God wants you to pursue. And once you spell Jericho, you need to circle it in prayer. Then you need to keep circling until the walls come tumbling down.”

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