"Because I worked as a newspaper reporter for about 14 years before attempting my first novel, I learned to write under almost any circumstances- by candle light, in longhand, in African villages where there was no power, under shelling in Kurdistan."

-- Geraldine Brooks

#Writing Quotes #Light Quotes #Years Quotes

“Words are the pen of the heart, but music is the pen of the soul.”
“Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no goodBut I'm just a natural born travelin' manDoin' what I think I should, oh yeahDoin' what I think I should.”

Source : Song: Greenback Dollar, Album: The Balladeer, 1962
“I'm not writing anything out of some sense of obligation, or for marketing purposes. This is just what I prefer to write. Even though I write mostly for kids, I'm not out to teach a moral lesson or present a guidebook for life. My primary goal as a writer is to create fun, entertaining books that present interesting ideas and themes, so kids can have a break from the stresses of their lives. I got a fan letter once from a girl who said one of my books made her feel good about herself, and if there's anything I'm reaching for, it's that.”

Source : Source: comicsbulletin.com
“It’s not the upfront capital that kills you, it’s the operations and maintenance on the back end.”

Source : Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford (2014). “The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win”, p.150, IT Revolution
“Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma.”
“Can you call a farm with a dozen geese a farm? Still, it was a little better for the Jews in Czechoslovakia. There were only two pogroms there. What's two pogroms?”

Source : "Testament to a Lost People" by Herbert Mitgang, New York Times, www.nytimes.com. October 2, 1983.
“To write a play one must be born a playwright. Otherwise, you're starting at a huge disadvantage.”
“To create a housing shortage in a huge country, heavily wooded, with a small population -- ah, that's proof of pure political genius.”

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