"There's a perilous word fiction writers need to watch out for. The word is 'had.'"

-- James Scott Bell

#Watches Quotes #Needs Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.”

Source : Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1032, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“The Jews are a cancer which is liable to spread again at any moment.”
“The Martians were thereâ€”in the canalâ€”reflected in the water.... The Martians stared back up at them for a long, long silent time from the rippling water....”
“I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically.”
“There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced spiritual and intellectual tenet.”
“We've excused all houses up to $750,000 from our property-purchase tax. We have more to do. There are other measures we intend to take to try and address housing affordability. There are things we can do. There are limits to it and we can't do it by ourselves.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“We ain't got a lot, but we don't need anything. Covered in kisses, surrounded by love, showered with blessings from up above.”

Source : Song: It's All Good, Album: Unleashed, 2002
“Jim Jones used highly-edited videos and photos of Jonestown, showing what a supposed Eden it was. People were interviewed smiling and working in the fields, telling other church members to hurry down and join them. These interviews were staged; the people were told exactly what to say. Truth is, Jonestown never even produced enough food to feed everyone, and people were going hungry.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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