"Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different."

-- John Scalzi

#Writing Quotes #Brain Quotes #Different Quotes

“Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change, and make the most of everything that comes your way.”

Source : "Kim Kardashian Takes Advice From Nick Jonas: Learn From Your Mistakes" by Nicole Karlis, hollywoodlife.com. May 7, 2012.
“Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.”
“There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.”
“A wise person speaks carefully and with truth, for every word tht passes between one's teeth is meant for something.”
“The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in vain. That's what's worse.”

Source : Mike Gravel's speech at the 2008 Democratic primary Presidential debate in Orangeburg, South Carolina, www.nbcnews.com. April 26, 2007.
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”

Source : 'Chuang Tzu' (1889, translated by H. A. Giles) ch. 2
“He talked to himself because there weren't many people as learned as he, and he liked to talk to learned people.”

Source : Frank Beddor (2006). “The Looking Glass Wars”, Dial Books for Young Readers
“Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, theyâ€™re no good.”

Source : Speech at the Edinburgh International Book Festival,

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