"Mr Michener, as timeless as a stack of National Geographics, is the ultimate Summer Writer. Just as one goes back to the cottage in Maine, so one goes back to one's Michener."

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Source : The New York Times, July 6, 1980.

Wilfrid Sheed

#Summer Quotes #Maine Quotes #Cottages Quotes

“Am I like the optimist who, while falling ten stories from a building, says at each story, I'm all right so far?”
“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.”
“This world that I live in is empty and cold/the loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.”
“Will we ever reach a point when it is no longer necessary to say Them and Us? I believe we must reach that point, or perish.”

Source : Margaret Laurence, George Woodcock (1983). “A Place to stand on: essays by and about Margaret Laurence”
“Hang on, did you just call me Angel?" I asked. "If I did?" "I don't like it." He grinned. "It stays, Angel.”
“Somewhere within all of us is a wordless center, a part of us that hopes to be immortal in some way, a part that has remained unchanged since we were children, the source of our strength and compassion. This faint confluence of the tangible and the spiritual is where Art comes from. It has no known limits, and once you tap into it you will realize what truly rich choices you have. May each painting you do from that sacred place include an expression of gratitude for the extraordinary privilege of being an artist.”
“What I essentially did was to put one foot in front of the other, shut my eyes and step off the ledge. The surprise was that I landed on my feet.”

Source : "Washington Post's Graham Dies", www.wired.com. July 17, 2001.
“When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me to build my confidence from within and embrace my imperfections.”

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