"In a story, the craftsmanship is fully exposed. A novel is like charity; it covers a multitude of faults."

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Thea Astley

#Charity Quotes #Faults Quotes #Stories Quotes

“A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will--over and over.”
“Linda and I aren't one and one. We are two halves that make a whole -- two halves fitted together are more efficient than either half would ever be alone!”
“We are a blend of dust and divinity.”

Source : "The World's Religions". Book by Huston Smith, 1991.
“What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn't write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback.”
“If at first you don't succeed...run.”
“Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.”
“I also really loved the sea when I was young, when I lived in Sicily, but unfortunately the sea here has been reduced to a trash dump. It's a horrible pain going to the beach; you risk getting an infection or getting tar all over you.”

Source : Source: wordswithoutborders.org
“Any time you're working in the world of taming animals, you're going to get hurt. But it's a rush that we get.”

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