"If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write."

-- Christopher Paolini

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Self Quotes

“Few occasions are as joyous to small children as funerals, almost better than the big wedding blowouts that take place at night when it's hard to stay awake. A small boy will never be harshly criticized at a funeral; he is more treasured as death comes close and all his wickedness vanishes before the inescapable fact that thank God, he is healthy.”
“Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.”
“I begin with writing the first sentenceâ€”and trusting to Almighty God for the second.”
“It's boring to have the same guy win. I'm actively rooting against myself.”
“The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.”
“The living Web unfolds in time, and as we see each daily revelation we experience its growth as a story.”
“What can be sustained and repeated without emptying out?”
“A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.”

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