"You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out."

-- James A. Michener

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.”
“Only you and I can help the sun rise each coming morning. If we don't, it may drench itself out in sorrow.”
“At the end of the day, so many things that we hold so much value with, it just doesn't even mean anything. I really try to stay focused on being really positive.”
“I had some highlight moments in the early '60s when I used to do a lot of rubbings. I used Afta; it's an amazing chemical. If you pour it on something and rub, you get amazing results. Before that, I used lighter fluid and, well, I've always liked blood. Everybody thinks I am very sick, but the thing is, blood is better than any ink or paint.”
“Liberty is so great a magician, endowed with so marvelous a power of productivity, that under the inspiration of this spirit alone, North America was able within less than a century to equal, and even surpass, the civilization of Europe.”
“I feel happier knowing a starting point came from me. And I like stuff that gives you a physical reaction.”

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“We know well enough when we're being unjust and despicable. but we don't restrain ourselves because we experience a certain pleasure, a primitive sort of satisfaction in moments like that.”
“True love allows each person to follow his or her own path, aware that doing so can never drive them apart.”

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