"You do not know what is in you - an inexhaustible fountain of ideas."

-- Brenda Ueland

#Ideas Quotes #Fountain Quotes

“One day, I got so disgusted that I sat down and wrote a list called 'Justin's list of things to do before he kicks the bucket.' I wrote it for myself and shortened it to 'Justin's Bucket List.' It was there on the wall, not as a story idea but as a motivational tool for myself, which actually ended up working pretty well.”
“Remember that the secret of all learning is patience and that curiosity is not the same thing as a thirst for knowledge.”

Source : Iris Murdoch (1956). “The flight from the enchanter”, Viking Pr
“So much of my life has been about self-effacement, pretense, masquerading, concealment, and indirection.”
“No' is golden. 'No' is the kind of power the good witch wields. It's the way whole, healthy, emotionally evolved people manage to have relationships with jackasses while limiting the amount of jackass in their lives.”
“I don't remember what my favourite comedy film is - truthfully! I saw Borat and I thought I was not going to be able to get out of the theatre because I was in so much pain from the laughter.”
“I get a chance to observe the moon now, I still see those same images I saw when I was six, and it pleases me to know that that part of my childhood is still embedded in me.”

Source : Ishmael Beah (2007). “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, p.17, Macmillan
“It took like 5 hours to complete my virgin Mary. I was raised Catholic and it seemed like a good idea.”
“Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.”

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