"My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer."

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Taylor Caldwell

#Laughing Quotes #Comeback Quotes #Used Quotes

“Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.”
“Power from any source tends to create an appetite for additional power. It was almost inevitable that the super-rich would one day aspire to control not only their own wealth, but the wealth of the whole world. To achieve this, they were perfectly willing to feed the ambitions of the power-hungry political conspirators who were committed to the overthrow of all existing governments and the establishment of a central worldwide dictatorship.”
“The one thing that I appear to have been given, bearing in mind that I am capable of being very, very scatty and extremely lazy, is the ability to concentrate on something I choose to give my time to.”
“How did you find me anyway." "For all that I must keep reminding you that I am not a bloodhound, it's true that on occasion, having a sensitive nose is a useful thing. I followed the smell of you." Tybalt sighed, looking exaggeratedly put-upon. "If you must be ferried back to your people, I suppose I can oblige. But only because you asked me so very nicely, and promised me a kiss.”
“The girls call me ugly and they bother me the most.”
“The only thing that's in my control is to win ballgames and God is always taking care of me.”
“The steeper the mountain the harder the climb the better the view from the finish line ;)”
“It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at what I did.”

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