"A writer writes what other people only think."

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Source : Sol Stein (2014). “How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them”, p.87, St. Martin's Press

Sol Stein

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.”
“There is no need to punish yourself. Simply notice what you've been choosing and choose again.”
“We declare that no one is permitted to introduce, or to describe, or to compare, or to study, or otherwise to teach another faith. Whoever presumes to introduce or teach or pass on another creed . . . or whoever presumes to introduce a novel doctrine . . . We declare to be anathematized.”
“I feel all things as dynamic events, being, changing, and interacting with each other in space and time even as I photograph them.”

Source : Wynn Bullock, Barbara Bullock-Wilson (1984). “Wynn Bullock, photographing the nude: the beginnings of a quest for meaning”, Gibbs Smith
“So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: â€œIs this person in between me and what I want to do?â€ If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when youâ€™re in charge, donâ€™t hire the people who were jerky to you.”
“A smile breeds a smile.”
“I dreamt I was forced to eat 25lb of marshmallows. When I woke up, my pillow was missing.”
“Your priorities, passions, goals, and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money.”

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