"I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn't even considered it."

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Source : "Week three: Charles Frazier on writing Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2011.

Charles Frazier

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“Therefore, let God inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the Word of God, in favor of that side will be cast the vote of truth”
“When I joined, I was one of the first artists to sign on to the Motown West label when they opened their first studio in California. At the studio, you'd run into Stevie Wonder, you'd run into Marvin Gayeâ€¦it was very special.”
“I'm gonna make a ton of money on the rematch, but that decision was horrible.”
“It's not the subject of narration that interests me, but the structure. That's why I stay in touch with my old works, which I reread regularly. I don't hesitate to take up previously used images or even whole scenes.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“What men deny is not God, but some preposterous idol of the imagination.”

Source : George Tyrrell (1912). “Life of George Tyrrell from 1884 to 1909”
“Every single progressive education fad of the past thirty years has hurt poor black children.”
“Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your wild oats.”
“Any Canadian looking in the bathroom mirror is sure to recognize one of Guy Vanderhaeghe's people. Man Descending is the startling debut of an excellent writer.”

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