"Without writing, what would I have become? Nothing. In China the individual used to be treated as a screw or a small cog in the revolutionary machine. I wanted to be a human being with a voice."

-- Ha Jin

#Writing Quotes #Voice Quotes #Cogs Quotes

“We are stark naught all, bad's the best of us.”
“I was very nervous about the accent. I was very nervous about being an American.”
“I was so happy I wanted to fold all the people into paper airplanes and fly them into the lidless eye of that big yellow moon.”

Source : Steve Toltz (2008). “A fraction of the whole”
“When you're doing what's right, on and off the field, the Lord steps in and plays a part.”
“I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody.”
“A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.”
“It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.”
“We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1870). “The Life of Mary Russell Mitford ; Related in an Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends. Ed. by A.G. Estrange”, p.21

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