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William Crawford Williamson

"An old medical friend gave me some excellent practical advice. He said: "You will have for some time to go much oftener down steps than up steps. Never mind! win the good opinions of washerwomen and such like, and in time you will hear of their recommendations of you to the wealthier families by whom they are employed." I did so, and found it succeed as predicted."

Source : William Crawford Williamson (1896). “Reminiscences of a Yorkshire Naturalist”

William Crawford Williamson

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“Right now with blogs and the flood of internet access, a multitude of aspiring writers think they're ready for prime time. They're not. Be great. Read. Write. Bust your ass. Learn and find your voice. As hard as you think it is, it's a hundred times harder.”
“You ought not to be rude to an eagle, when you are only the size of a hobbit, and are up in hid eyrie at night!”
“Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.”
“I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them.”
“I was exhilarated by the new realization that I could change the character of my life by changing my beliefs. I was instantly energized because I realized that there was a science-based path that would take me from my job as a perennial â€œvictimâ€ to my new position as â€œco-creatorâ€ of my destiny. (Prologue, xv)”
“Are you living for the things you are praying for?”

Source : AUSTIN PHELPS (1860). “THE STILL HOUR”, p.29
“Most men have a sunny spot to which they look back in their existence, as most have an impossible future, to attain which all their energies are exerted, and their resources employed. The difference between these visionary scenes is this, that they think a good deal of the latter, but talk a good deal of the former.”

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1899). “Works”
“Both my parents loved words. That was the big deal in our house.”

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