"Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped."

-- Lillian Hellman

#Writing Quotes #Afterlife Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“There are two wrong reactions to a rejection slip: deciding it's a final judgment on your story and/or talent, and deciding it's no judgment on your story and/or talent.”
“his snores sounded like ducks mating.”
“That's how life goes on - protected by the silence that anesthetizes shame.”

Source : M. L. Stedman (2012). “The Light Between Oceans”, p.155, Simon and Schuster
“Being superficially different is the goal of so many of the products we see... rather than trying to innovate and genuinely taking the time, investing the resources and caring enough to try and make something better.”
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.”
“It's not a sin to get knocked down; it's a sin to stay down”
“Honestly, if a girl's wearing, like, a Gucci shirt with a Gucci belt and a purse and a visor, that's not cute at all. You can't get away with that - with me - but you can always sprinkle it in there with your own stuff, and it's all good.”
“No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself.”

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