"Nothing shows up the difference between the things said or read, so much as the daily experience of it."

-- Vita Sackville-West

#Differences Quotes #Said Quotes #Shows Quotes

“The state of perpetual emptiness is, of course, very good for business.”
“After I started publishing poetry I got to teach creative writing. Eventually I was promoted and even got tenure. But then I felt compelled to drop everything and move. But I've been teaching for a long time. More than four decades.”

Source : "Road Trip". Interview with Ali Liebegott, logger.believermag.com. October 25, 2013.
“Whenever I was on the pitch, I always tried to win.”
“I'm a full-time believer in writing habits...You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have talent and this is simply something that has to be assisted all the time by physical and mental habits or it dries up and blows awayOf course you have to make your habits in this conform to what you can do. I write only about two hours every day because that's all the energy I have, but I don't let anything interfere with those two hours, at the same time and the same place.”
“Women have, commonly, a very positive moral sense; that which they will, is right; that which they reject, is wrong; and their will, in most cases, ends by settling the moral.”
“Train yourself to be in awe of the subtle, and you will live in a world of beauty and ease.”
“Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing!”
“Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.”

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