"A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments."

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Source : Joyce Cary, Alan Bishop (1976). “Selected essays”, Michael Joseph

Joyce Cary

#Emotional Quotes #Crafts Quotes #Argument Quotes

“I did not have any money, so when I came to New York, I just dressed myself with whatever I could find and the Army-Navy store.”
“When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It's like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now; when was then?”
“I love the creating part of taking on a character. It is fun to BE another person and create what it would be like to be that person.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“India will reveal to you the places in your heart that must be purified.”
“Humanism is an approach to life which encourages ethical and fulfilling living on the basis of reason and humanity, and rejects superstition and religion. The most immediate impact of living as a Humanist is that we believe this life is all there is - so what we do and the choices we make really count.”
“I'm such a maniac about just having every last possible bit feel just as if so much care was put into it, and it was. It's almost like a really selfish experience to wear one of our slip dresses or one of our blouses because it's so luxurious in a secret way.”
“Regard as your most faithful friends, not those who praise everything you say or do, but those who criticize your mistakes.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.841, Delphi Classics
“Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.”

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