"I think being an only child created in me a degree of self-reliance, which I'm glad of. It made me perfectly happy with my own company and perhaps was good conditioning for the protracted solitude of writing books as slowly as I do."

-- Alan Hollinghurst

#Children Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“When we pray for God to illumine our path, we are saying, â€˜Dear God, please show me the way. What thoughts do I need to think, to be able to navigate my life at this point? What perceptions do I need; what insights will guide me? Who do I need to forgive? What parts of my personality do I need to look at; what changes do I need to make? Please come upon me and heal my life. Amen.”
“These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.”
“Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.”

Source : Deborah Hitzeroth, Thurgood Marshall, Sharon Leon (1997). “Thurgood Marshall”
“We should not wonder at the success of communism, for so much of its success is rather that of religion.”
“About 70 percent of the district was new. It was a short amount of time to get to know hundreds and thousands of people. But with the help and support of old friends, we built a grassroots operation organically from the ground up.”
“Writing is not about self-expression; it is about putting words on paper.”
“I have always had to write songs. As a lifestyle and as a business model, it's pretty difficult. Largely at this point I'm so deep in. I have a lot of skills in this particular world, but it just feels compulsive.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it's a mess: just one surprise after another. Then, later, you see it was perfect.”

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