"There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published."

-- J.A. Konrath

#Success Quotes #Giving Up Quotes #Stress Quotes

“Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.”
“Was there any human urge more pitiful-or more intense- than wanting another chance at something?”

Source : Joe Hill (2013). “NOS4R2”, p.222, Hachette UK
“In the scattered settlements of this Diocese, schools and Churches are of necessity for many years few in number, and multitudes of both sexes are growing up in great ignorance.”
“The antitheist is quick to excoriate all religious belief by generically laying the blame at the door of all who claim to be religious, without distinction. By the same measure, why is there not an equal enthusiasm to distribute blame for violence engendered by some of the irreligious?”
“I want to be a destroyer that can save people..”
“I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead and dream up new products and new companies, I'm an idealist.”
“I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go.”
“I follow my conscience - and this is upsetting to some people, but I maintain the conscience is going to be the only thing between us and communication in the future.”

Source : Q & A at the Washington Press Club, delivered 2 June 1998

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