"A writer often wants to change a reader’s perception about the world, which is a political act. But we have to work through character, so helping the reader to feel close to fictional characters is the gate through which we have to usher the reader."

-- Caryl Phillips

#Reading Quotes #Character Quotes #Writing Quotes

“And when I say it, they get alarmed... 'Cause I'm louder than a bomb.”
“Wine gives you liberty, love takes it away.”

Source : 1675 The Country Wife, act 1, sc.1.
“It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.”
“Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them.”
“We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.”
“'Elect the Dead' is a rock record that takes you on a journey with different types of genres integrated, different lyrical themes digested, and many fun and colorful moments to enjoy.”
“Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has an interest in the other.”

Source : Leland Stanford (1887). “Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...”
“Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.”

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