"For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic."

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Source : James N. Frey (2010). “How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling”, p.151, Macmillan

James N. Frey

#Writing Quotes #Novel Quotes #Harder Quotes

“You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by the rule of law.”
“The groundwork of all happiness is health.”

Source : The Indicator No. XXXI, 'On the Realities of the Imagination'
“Well, I do think, particularly the way I work, the better images occur when you're moving to the fringes of your own understanding. That's where self-doubt and risk taking are likely to occur. It's when you trust what's happening at a non-intellectual non-conscious level that you can produce work that later resonates, often in a way that you can't articulate a response to.”

Source : "Master Interview; Jerry Uelsmann". Interview with Chris Maher and Larry Berman, www.shutterbug.com. September 1, 2007.
“Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.”
“come and get it, you dumbass”
“As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.”
“Good. If you checked your e-mail every five minutes, or keep texting and Tweeting in the middle of our conversation, I might snap your neck out of sheer principle.”
“Michele Bachmann told reporters that she will lead the nation in prayer if she is elected president. You know if she is elected president, we all better be praying. She doesn't have to lead us.”

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