"Well, I would hardly say I do write as yet. But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I might carve. I like words. I like reading. I notice particular words. That sets me off."

-- A. S. Byatt

#Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes #Stones Quotes

“Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.”
“If I don't get paid I'm going to take a whole lot of Marshall amps home with me on the plane.”
“Asleep in lap of legends old.”
“When a writer calls his work a Romance, it need hardly be observed that he wishes to claim a certain latitude, both as to its fashion and material, which he would not have felt himself entitled to assume had he professed to be writing a Novel.”
“Iâ€™m sick and tired of life with no desire. I donâ€™t want a flame, I want a fire.”
“I'm pretty intense when it comes to relationships, platonic ones as well. If I feel a connection with someone, I'm willing to go there.”
“A picture is finished when all trace of the means used to bring about the end has disappeared.”

Source : James M. Whistler (2012). “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”, p.100, Courier Corporation
“You seen it, was it as pretty as me?”

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