"An author never has a vacation. He's a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he's saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out on paper."

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Source : Ben Ames Williams (1944). “Leave Her to Heaven”

Ben Ames Williams

#Vacation Quotes #Paper Quotes #Sponges Quotes

“[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated, expected and searched for will it be found and recognised as such and the most made of it. For example...] Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.”
“This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.”
“I guess the most surprising discovery was how long Gandhi remained loyal to the ideal of the British Empire, even in India.”
“Anyone can make anyone else look bad if they really want to pull things apart enough.”
“Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you'd better watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind”
“If the term discussion has always seemed to me to imply mild warnings of wasted time, workshop sets off a clangorous alarm.”
“If my senses don't feel right then I don't do it.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When I finish playing football, I would like to work with kids and sleep!”

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