"For me, writing a novel is like solving a puzzle. But I don't intend my novels as puzzles. I intend them as invitations to dance."

-- Mohsin Hamid

#Writing Quotes #Novel Quotes #Invitations Quotes

“Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.”
“What if most of the technologies readers and cinemagoers are presented with in bestselling books and blockbuster movies are not science fiction, but science fact? What if they currently exist on the planet, but are suppressed from the masses?”
“Every third night a commitee holds a meeting in my head.”
“Successful innovation is not a single breakthrough. It is not a sprint. It is not an event for the solo runner. Successful innovation is a team sport, it's a relay race.”
“Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.”
“If you don't appear at all one day they think you're lazy or dead.”
“As strange as it may sound, I think I'm a lot more at peace with the fact that you can't guarantee you're going to be all right [at] any time.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy.”

Source : "Katheryn Winnick Talks VIKINGS, Her Audition, Preparing for the Physical Role of a Viking Woman and Working with Travis Fimmel and Gabriel Byrne". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 2, 2013.

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