"Never anger a sci-fi writer. These people destroy entire planets over lunch. Imagine what they'll do to you."

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John Scalzi

#Lunch Quotes #People Quotes #Imagine Quotes

“When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.”
“Being able to play tragedy for humor rather than pity is a new trick I've learned. For a long time that's what I did with my poetry, ask people to feel sorry for me. I got sober and I realized I have to get out of the pity thing; it's not going anywhere for me. I don't want to have any self-pity.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are hundreds and hundreds of ways to succeed and many, many different abilities that will help you get there.”
“The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.”
“Really, trees are nearly as important as men, and much better behaved.”

Source : Winifred Holtby, Alice Holtby (1941). “Letters to a friend”
“I was satisfied with haiku until I met you, but now I want a Russian novel, a 50-page description of you sleeping.”

Source : Dean Young (2011). “Fall Higher”, p.75, Copper Canyon Press
“Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?”

Source : Alfred Armand Montapert (1986). “Pray to Win!: A Blueprint for Success”, Value Pub.
“I have been looking after the children. My wife has taken time off.”

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