"When people say "How do you write a book, how does it all happen?" I say, you line things up, and you line them up as actually as you possibly can, but sooner or later the book has got momentum and it's moving along under that momentum. It's like a sculpture, if you're working with the grain of the wood, the wood will start defining what shape it's going to become."

-- Terry Pratchett

#Moving Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I believe in solitude broken like bread by poetry.”

Source : Anne Hébert, Alan Brown (1975). “Poems”, Don Mills, Ont. : Musson Book Company
“Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.”
“I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.”
“It's the nature of government, to build enduring institutions, structures that stay long after their purpose is over. If you pay people to help the poor, you have people who won't be paid if there aren't any poor, so they'll be sure to find some.”
“Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character”
“The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.”
“As far as I can see, in this world, youâ€™re a fool for not using whatever gifts youâ€™re given. Itâ€™s not as though you lied or cheated or stole to get Howard Marlowe as your father. Thatâ€™s who he is; thatâ€™s who you are. You got dealt a bad card when you were bittenâ€”so use one of the better cards you have in your hand to make up for it.”
“The market is like the police: of course you need it, but if it becomes the central organizing principle of your culture then you're in deep trouble.”

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