"Basically, fiction is people. You can't write fiction about ideas."

-- Theodore Sturgeon

#Writing Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“... the hey-day of a woman's life is on the shady side of fifty, when the vital forces heretofore expended in other ways are garnered in the brain, when their thoughts and sentiments flow out in broader channels, when philanthropy takes the place of family selfishness, and when from the depths of poverty and suffering the wail of humanity grows as pathetic to their ears as once was the cry of their own children.”
“From the ship all things were taken out, so that the clothes which I took with me on my back I only had.”

Source : Thomas Rundall, William Adams (1850). “Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society”
“In this day and age of social media, where everything is so centred around how many Instagram and Twitter followers you have, what's keeping me afloat is the fact that my live performance is something that people can enjoy.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“It is, at the most basic level, a bundle of contradictions: a desire for power that strips you of all power. A gesture of strength that divests you of all strength.”

Source : Marya Hornbacher (2009). “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia”, p.9, Harper Collins
“The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists.”
“I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. This is the sure way to win victories over inner defeat. It is the way a humble person meets life or death.”
“After what seemed like an eternity, we finally reached the summit just as the sun was rising. I couldn't believe that we had actually done it. We were standing at the highest point in all of Africa, looking down at the clouds below us, with the sun directly in front of us, its rays welcoming us to the beginning of a new day. It didn't seem like this was something that humans were meant to experience, yet here we were”
“Be more tolerant of the difficult people. They're the creative ones. They're not happy with the status quo.”

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