"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it."

-- Jim Harrison

#Fun Quotes #War Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“You are absolutely beautiful," Anne said. "But if you see yourself, you'll want to pin your hair back like a shepherdess in a bad play." (Eleanor) "Are you saying that I normally look as if I'm tending sheep? With straw in my hair? As if I might yodel?”
“It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. Eventually within the next quarter of a century, the nostalgia cycles will be so close together that people will not be able to take a step without being nostalgic for the one they just took. At that point, everything stops. Death by Nostalgia.”
“If the reason why you're doing anything creative is to make a living, then you're doing it wrong”
“It was satisfying to take a risk and see it pay off.”
“I try to write the most embarrassing thing I can think of.”
“Bravery never goes out of fashion.”
“The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.”

Source : Robert Harris (2003). “Pompeii”, Vintage
“Give and ye shall receive.”

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