"Everyone who has ever written will have discovered that writing always awakens something which, though it lay within us, we failed clearly to recognize before."

-- Georg C. Lichtenberg

#Writing Quotes

“The unnatural and the strange have a perfume of their own”
“God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful.”
“If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans.”
“Why do so many young people literally die to belong to fraternities, sororities, and other college social organizations? The answer is complicated, but here is a starting point: Ever since the medieval universities were founded, young people have done whatever it takes to gain acceptance, to break with their past lives, to achieve a sense of power, to carve out a society of their own that isn't quite what their tutors and teachers had in mind. In the United States, hazing and drinking have been endemic since colonial days.”

Source : Hank Nuwer (2001). “Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, and Binge Drinking”, p.194, Indiana University Press
“We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“Why is fear part of earth life? Perhaps our Heavenly Fatherâ€™s greatest hope is that through our fears we may choose to turn to Him. The uncertainties of earth life can help to remind each of us that we are dependent on Him. But that reminder is not automatic. It involves our agency. We must choose to take our fears to Him, choose to trust Him, and choose to allow Him to direct us. We must make these choices when what we feel most inclined to do is to rely more and more on our own frantic and often distorted thinking.”
“Iâ€™ve often taken important classical, biblical or literary stories and interrogated them. I have tried to reinvigorate Lot by interpreting it differently.”
“Lola Montes is, in my unhumble opinion, the greatest film of all time, and I am willing to stake my critical reputation, such as it is, on this one proposition above all others.”

Source : Andrew Sarris (1973). “The primal screen: essays on film and related subjects”, Simon & Schuster

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