"Crassly put: When I write, I am trying not to bore myself and my readers."

-- Rita Dove

#Writing Quotes #Trying Quotes #Bores Quotes

“You're not a woman," he said finally. "You're the Grim Reaper with red hair!”
“Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin' in and I'm Tired of this town again”
“Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.”

Source : Jean Toomer (2003). “The Uncollected Works of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967”, Edwin Mellen Press
“Be a light unto others, not boastful of self.”
“It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.”
“So: this is where we are going to become parents. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and care-free vacations. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios.”

Source : Scott Simon (2010). “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption”, p.9, Random House
“If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that week with my family, I routinely choose my family.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If the relatively rich participating countries want to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, they will have to pay at least some poor countries to reduce their emissions. Achievement of substantial reduction in this way implies international transfers of wealth on a scale well beyond anything in recorded history. There is no effective political support for such a Herculean effort, particularly in the United States.”

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