"Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story."

-- Ethan Canin

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Stories Quotes

“If you always look forward, will you go straight? In order to do so, you have to look to your sides and rear and check the traffic signs. And you have to ask for directions from other people.”
“Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.”
“Failing to differentiate among employees â€” and holding on to bottom-tier performers â€” is actually the cruelest form of management there is.”
“Death for the Christian is a turning off the light because the dawn has come.”
“Laughter is the great antidote for self-pity, maybe a specific for the malady, yet probably it does tend to dry one's feelings out a little, as if by exposing them to a vigorous wind ...”
“There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But who wants easier?”
“You canâ€™t change the mind with the mind alone, or weâ€™d all be enlightened”
“All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight.”

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