"Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story."

-- David Herbert Donald

#Writing Quotes #Stories Quotes #Mystery Quotes

“Men do not so much hate an evil-doer, or evil itself, as they hate the man who calls evil by its real name.”
“It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention”
“America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music.”
“I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.”
“Avoid debt that doesnâ€™t pay you. Make it a rule that you never use debt that wonâ€™t make you money. I borrowed money for a car only because I knew it could increase my income. Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. Poor people use debt to buy things that make rich people richer.”
“Actually, I was lucky enough; I was a heavyweight, so making weight for me was never that much of a problem in high school. Now, it would just be near impossible, because I'm a little heavier.”
“I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots, but I'm more interested in poetry that is like an endless film, long stories, things that weave together many different strands, like a big piece of cloth, not like a photograph.”
“Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.”

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