"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone - just plain going at it, in pain and delight. To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again, and once more, and over and over...."

-- John Hersey

#Pain Quotes #Writing Quotes #Flames Quotes

“Men are pigs. I really have every sympathy for women that they actually have to choose one of these arrogant, stupid morons to settle down with and marry.”
“Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.”
“I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope.”
“Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books.”
“My Meema, her favorite show was 'Dallas.' She made the family watch. She loved to hate J.R. She passed away when I was 12, and I know she's looking down on me going, 'Oh, my goodness. How are you on the show? I am so proud of you and why in the hell are you playing J.R.'s son?”
“Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation.”
“Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.”
“Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.”

Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.23, Xist Publishing

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