"Giving a party is like having a baby: its conception is more fun than its completion; and once you have begun it, it is almost impossible to stop."

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Source : Jan Struther (1956). “A pocketful of pebbles”

Jan Struther

#Baby Quotes #Fun Quotes #Party Quotes

“You have to invest in yourself and your surroundings.”
“The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.”
“I do not conceive of any manifestation of culture, of science, of art, as purposes in themselves. I think the purpose of science and culture is man.”
“Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone.”

Source : Alexander Sutherland Neill (1972). “Neill! Neill! Orange peel!: An autobiography”, Hart Associates
“Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.”
“Men must fumble awhile with error to separate it from truth, I think- as long as they don't seize the error hungrily because it has a pleasanter taste.”

Source : Walter M. Miller Jr. (1959). “A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ”
“I think we're always trying to avoid tropes. And I think that "Game of Thrones" has almost made killing people a cliche. For us, it wasn't about that. For six episodes, it's hard to invest in people, and I think when you kill a main character on television it really needs to mean something. So we certainly had talked about that, and I think we managed to juggle the ball to make a gripping, interesting and compelling finale. We feel that we didn't have to go there at this point because we had such few episodes.”
“I don't think the author should make the reader do that much work to remember who somebody is.”

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