"Novel-writing is a settling, lovely space. I call it self-indulgent - I feel mildly guilty about it."

-- Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

#Writing Quotes #Self Quotes #Space Quotes

“The first thing which will be judged among a man's deeds on the Day of Resurrection is the Prayer. If this is in good order then he will succeed and prosper but if it is defective then he will fail and will be a loser.”
“What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.”
“Opinions: men's thoughts about great subjects. Taste: their thoughts about small ones: dress, behavior, amusements, ornaments.”
“The Friday Night Knitting Club”

Source : Kate Jacobs (2008). “The Friday Night Knitting Club”, p.371, Penguin
“In the first place, bureaucracies never become efficient; they're never going to get rid of administrative costs; they're never going to reduce them. That's not the purpose of bureaucracies. It's to increase those things.”
“Carry on, carry on, what don't kill us makes us strong.”

Source : Song: Carry On, 1999
“Always blame conditions, not men”
“If you don't like trading, gambling and betting, then you don't like living.”

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