"Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick."

-- Wally Schirra

#Dad Quotes #Airplane Quotes #Hands Quotes

“I try to write 1,000 words a day - about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than that: a failure. More than that: tired.”

Source : "Tracy Chevalier: 'Slavery has to be raised until it's put to bed'". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2013.
“I have never stopped considering not becoming a writer.”
“My best advice for you, honey, is to stop if you possibly can! And if you just can’t, then get ready to work like hell. Hang onto your day job. And remember, you may not make a living, but you’ll make a wonderful life.”
“But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm.”

Source : Algernon Blackwood (2015). “Collected Works of Algernon Blackwood (Unabridged): 10 Novels & 80+ Short Stories: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, John Silence Series, Jimbo, The Willows, The Human Chord, The Education of Uncle Paul, The Wave, The Listener…”, p.2578, e-artnow
“I do not know if I am mistaken, but it seems that one can obtain more truths, important to Humanity, from Chemistry than from any other Science.”
“Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have found the one whom my soul loves,”
“Discontent is the first necessity of progress.”

Source : "The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison". Book by Thomas A. Edison, 1948.

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