"A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar."

--

Arthur Koestler

#Writing Quotes #Bars Quotes #Cows Quotes

“I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.”
“I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing.”
“I am grateful that my one talent, flying, was useful to my country.”
“When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'”
“Scientists habitually moan that the public doesn't understand them. But they complain too much: public ignorance isn't peculiar to science. It's sad if some citizens can't tell a proton from a protein. But it's equally sad if they're ignorant of their nation's history, can't speak a second language, or can't find Venezuela or Syria on a map.”
“In "Mother-Father-God," I talk about how the new thought movement led me to be superstitious. I think that might resonate with a lot of Americans, the superstition around optimism, like 'don't say anything negative' because you might jinx yourself with your thinking.”
“For such people the consummate act of moral clarity was a lynching or a suicide bombing, a fatwa or a pogrom. And they were ascendant now, rising like dark stars over a terminal landscape .”
“The attention someone gives to what he or she makes is reflected in the end result, whether it is obvious or not.”

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