"Instead of taking a year off, I started Dreamers of the Day exactly 36 hours after I sent the manuscript for A Thread of Grace to the publisher!"

-- Mary Doria Russell

#Years Quotes #Grace Quotes #Dreamer Quotes

“My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything.”
“We are not made up only of our light and happiness but also of darkness and sorrow. To deny the darkness of yourself is to deny half of who you are, and when you love, truly love, you need to love the whole person not just the part that smiles and waves, but the part that thinks murderous thoughts and knows that pain is both pleasure and temptation, but still thinks puppies are really cute.”

Source : Laurell K. Hamilton (2010). “Bullet: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.5, Penguin
“This is the curse of superficial religion: the constant attempt to do outward things apart from inward transformation.”
“He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy.”
“Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little like life. I mean it's powerful going down and that doesn't even take into account the aftertaste, which really takes getting used to.”
“To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born.”
“There's a great temptation to clean everything up and make everything more perfect. You have to know when to stop and stop doing it, or you might end up with something that sounds metronomic.”
“Illusions are important. What you foresee or what you remember can be as important as what really happens.”

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