"I don't write books because I have answers. I write books because I have questions. What we are is the questions that we ask, not the answers that we provide. It's all about the process of self-examination. I think that's what the best writing always contains."

-- John Edgar Wideman

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Rome wasn't built in a day, and neit'er was Syracuse.”
“Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.”
“You don't smoke do you?" "No, why?" "They're afraid of fire." "Great, we're going to be eaten alive because neither of us smokes." I almost laughed. He sounded so thoroughly disgustedâ€¦”
“Tallulah [Bankhead] never bored anyone, and I consider that humanitarianism of a very high order indeed.”
“Where sanity is there God is.”
“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”

Source : "The Night Circus". Book by Erin Morgenstern, September 13, 2011.
“Cries for help are frequently inaudible.”
“Every kiss is a kiss you can never get back.”

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