"My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea."

-- David Brin

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.”
“For me, it was definitely an education in being grateful. And appreciating the civil liberties we have today, the natural liberties we have at home.”

Source : Source: www.rogerebert.com
“As my wise friend Didi has more than once observed about life's passages, every departure entails an arrival elsewhere, every arrival implies a departure from afar.”
“I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz.”
“The stars are the land-marks of the universe.”

Source : John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.469, Cambridge University Press
“I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.”
“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.”
“Recalibration of the mind means clearing our perceptions and recovering our capacity for pure observation.”

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