"The life of every river sings its own song, but in most the song is long marred by the discords of misuse."

-- Aldo Leopold

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“Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.”
“People have obsessions and fears and passions which they don't admit to. I think every character is interesting and has extremes. It's the novelist privilege to see how odd everyone is.”
“Advice for young people who want to channel their personality into creative work - be authentic.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“She hissed, right there behind my ear, and I had the horrible idea she was spitting maggots into my hair. Why maggots were a problem when I was about to be dead, I didnâ€™t know, but the idea completely grossed me out. â€œIn the womb I heard you die, for no one lives when a banshee cries.â€ I wasnâ€™t just going to die. I was going to be rhymed to death. That simply wasnâ€™t fair.”
“It is infinitely better to transplant a heart than to bury it to be devoured by worms.”

Source : "Heart transplant pioneer dies". www.cnn.com. September 2, 2001.
“We're all more than the person we show to everyone else. At least I hope so. Because I feel like there's more to me than that. I just haven't had the chance yet to show it.”
“I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject.”
“Like anyone who goes to college, you're leaving a familiar surrounding and a comfortable environment and your friends and everything, and you're starting fresh. It can be pretty daunting.”

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