"Unless a writer lives with a periodic delusion of his greatness, he will not continue writing. He must believe, against all reason and evidence, that the public will experience a catastrophic loss if he does not complete his novel. The public is just clamoring to give him his fame. From the book Dare to be a Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction by"

-- Leonard Bishop

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“To win Olympic gold it takes a lot of HARDWORK, a lot of PASSION, a lot of SACRIFICES.”
“Other times when I hear the wind blow I feel that just hearing the wind blow makes it worth being born.”
“It's a big deal in my city to have a breath of fresh air.”

Source : "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.
“Guess now who holds thee?'--'Death,' I said. But, there, The silver answer rang, . . . 'Not Death, but Love.”
“Whether I want to be at practice or not, I show up every day. Whether I'm healthy or I'm sick or hurt or tired, I show up every day.”
“First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.”
“Just think, if I had understood my lawyer and if he and I had communicated properly in January 1958, this whole history would have been entirely different .”
“He that hath truth on his side is a fool as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because fo other mens's opinions.”

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