"I believe that nothing completely satisfies an imaginative writer but copious and continuous draughts of unmitigated praise, always provided it is accompanied by a large and increasing sale of his works."

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Source : Frederick Locker-Lampson (1895). “My Confidences: An Autobiographical Sketch Addressed to My Descendants”

Frederick Locker-Lampson

#Believe Quotes #Praise Quotes #Draught Quotes

“We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.”
“It's no coincidence that good words make us feel good and that hurtful or angry words make us feel bad. There is a 100 percent correlation between the words we choose and how we feel.”

Source : Sean Stephenson (2009). “Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself”, p.57, John Wiley and Sons
“Style should be like window-glass, perfectly transparent, and with very little sash.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". P. 481. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.
“The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies.”
“I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.”
“There are men whom one hates until a certain moment when one sees, through a chink in their armour, the writhing of something nailed down and in torment.”

Source : Gerald Kersh, Simon Raven (1960). “The Best of Gerald Kersh”
“I know that I'm a real writer because sometimes I write a story just because I want to; not because someone's told me to.”
“Individual glory is insignificant when compared to achieving victory as a team.”

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