"As every writer knows... there is something mysterious about the writer's ability, on any given day, to write. When the juices are flowing, or the writer is 'hot', an invisible wall seems to fall away, and the writer moves easily and surely from one kind of reality to another... Every writer has experienced at least moments of this strange, magical state. Reading student fiction one can spot at once where the power turns on and where it turns off, where the writer writes from 'inspiration' or deep, flowing vision, and where he had to struggle along on mere intellect."

-- John Gardner

#Wall Quotes #Moving Quotes #Fall Quotes

“Normal is such a hard word to use, because everyone's idea of normal is different. Real is what the word is. I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.”

Source : Source: www.cosmopolitan.com
“Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.”
“I was in George Martin's studio in Amsterdam and he was telling me, 'They come in here and it takes them three days to do a bass line.' Well I'm not from that era.”
“Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.”

Source : ELDRIDGE CLEAVER (1968). “SOUL ON ICE”
“One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to critical consciousness â€“ in communities, in institutions, among friends.”
“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.”
“Imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream.”
“Truth is, of course, relative. But then, so is relative.”

Source : James Sallis (2012). “The Killer is Dying”, p.21, Oldcastle Books

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