"To the extent that this world surrenders its richness and diversity, it surrenders its poetry; to the extent that it relinquishes its capacity to surprise, it relinquishes its music; to the extent that it loses its ability to tolerate ridiculous and even dangerous exceptions, it loses its grace."

-- Tom Robbins

#Diversity Quotes #Grace Quotes #World Quotes

“Without prosperous local economies, the people have no power and the land no voice.”
“Creative ideas are often attacked because people oppose change or do not understand new concepts.”
“You don't have to get it right the first time.”
“Not only did I manage to accidentally meet the man Iâ€™m investigating, I managed to accidentally have sex with him.”

Source : J. L. Langley (2008). “The Englor Affair”, p.88, Samhain Publishing
“I can't stand it when a player whines to me or his teammates or his wife or the writers or anyone else. A whiner is almost always wrong. A winner never whines.”
“I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer between my writing and any impact that came from either the success or the failure of that first book.”

Source : "Born Storyteller: An Interview With Michael Koryta, Author of So Cold the River". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 8, 2010.
“Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.”
“If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too.”

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