"I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like."

-- Karin Fossum

#Writing Quotes #Cities Quotes #Community Quotes

“You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.155, Penguin
“kazehaya-kun has given me a lot of FIRSTS”
“Contradictions, most of all, a balance between chaos and order. It needs neighborhoods vibrating with energy just as much as cozy little corners and parks; well-tended, middle-class sections as well as an alternative scene; technology centers for innovative youth and social facilities for older people.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“You pick out the big men! I'll make them brave!”
“Please don't run away. And, um, I'd rather you didn't kick me again either.”
“Creative arts, new inventions, and new ideas spring from those blessed with imagination, and magic stimulates imagination. It is no coincidence that many artists, writers, and dancers are interested in magic.”
“The roots of our grief coil so deeply into loss that death has cometo live with us like a family member who makes you happy by avoidingyou, but who is still one of the family. Our anger is a rage that Westerners cannot understand. Our sadness can make the stonesweep. And the way we love is no exception”
“Someone who is comfortable, someone who is happy, you see them immediately sit up, stand up and feel better about themselves. If you're able to capture that in a picture, that's the most beautiful picture you can ever take of someone.”

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