"There is an argument for believing that the entire process of writing a piece of fiction is simply a thinly-controlled and highly-internalised nervous breakdown designed, with a bit of luck, to produce something worthwhile at the end."

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Source : David Hewson (2012). “Writing: A User Manual: A practical guide to planning, starting and finishing a novel”, p.227, A&C Black

David Hewson

#Believe Quotes #Writing Quotes #Luck Quotes

“In order to provide the German housewife, above all mothers of many children...with tangible relief from her burdens, the Fuhrer has commissioned me to bring into the Reich from the eastern territories some four to five hundred thousand select, healthy, and strong girls.”

Source : "Inside the Third Reich: Memoirs" by Albert Speer, (p. 221), 1970.
“He who controls the media controls the minds of the public.”
“Sure! Why should any experts be the arbiters... That's like telling someone they can't be a vegetarian.”
“In the depth of my soul there is a wordless song.”

Source : Khalil Gibran (2015). “A Tear And A Smile - Parables, Stories, and Poems of Khalil Gibran”, p.47, Editora Dracaena
“I think you only learn what kind of personality you have by committing to things.”
“I guess I've been making records since I was 16, and even when 50 people bought them, I thought that was amazing.”
“People hear your records in order, and they think of you as progressing in some direction, but it's not really like that.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.”

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