"Early on my career, I figured out that I just have to write the book I have to write at that moment. Whatever else is going on in the culture is just not that important. If you could get the culture to write your book, that would be great. But the culture can't write your book."

-- Colson Whitehead

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Careers Quotes

“Real success is success with self. It's not in having things, but in having mastery, having victory over self.”
“The woods decay, the woods decay and fall...”
“Comics are carried by characters. If a character is well-created, the comic becomes a hit.”

Source : Kazuo Koike (2014). “Path of the Assassin: Comparison of a man. Volume 3”, p.305, Dark Horse Comics
“High level womanness occurs and is freed when the filters and the boundaries in your womanness are no longer of use to you. As a woman you then move as your own Being.”
“I always tell my three daughters, it's not about the number on the scale, it's how you feel. You know you are going to feel better if you eat healthier.”
“History shows us that other highly developed forms of civilization have collapsed. Who knows whether the same fate does not await our own?”
“Dreams don't have deadlines. Believe in yourself.”

Source : "Grammys 2015 Live Updates: Winners, Best Moments, Speeches, Photos And More". Grammys Live Coverage, www.ibtimes.com. February 8, 2015.
“The culture in which we live stresses looking out for number one. Without adopting such a self-centered value system, we can demand the best of ourselves while we are extending our hands to help others.”

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