top of page
.png){kind=small}
Quotes by Author
"Every novel generates its own climate, when you get going."
31
"Joy breathes from within,It is not in things but a sense of well-being,an inner peace in harmony with our soul.True joy in our life gives us more energy.Live joyfully!There are elements in the society and of this world that disrupt such inner joy, peace and harmony within our soul and how we may feel and carry this depends on our individual coping mechanism."
31
"The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple."
31
"You are not on earth to simply make a living for yourself that is too small a purpose."
31
"Her body was a prison, her mind was a prison. Her memories were a prison. The people she loved. She couldn't get away from the hurt of them. She could leave Eric, walk out of her apartment, walk forever if she liked, but she couldn't escape what really hurt. Tonight even the sky felt like a prison."
31
"A difference between the sane and the insane is not just about appearance or attitude but the usage of time."
31
"Life ahead is full of endless opportunities."
31
"Riches bring only problems and sorrows to people."
31
"Never underestimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made taco and a cold bottle of beer."
31
"God predetermines the pathways."
31
"One destructive mind-set that must be altered in our society is the thought that work is a curse."
31
"The experience of frustration comes from the separation we impose between our yearning and our fear. Generally, we yearn for that which we fear, or at least fear the unknown (mystery, and therefore and paradoxically, truth) that will be caused through the pursuit of yearning. The more the separation between these two, yearning and fear, the more frustration if you are conscious, or the more neurosis if you are not (literally, "I can't stand the frustration, I'm going crazy)."
31
"Starting and profitably running a business is not just some achievement, it is heroism."
31
"The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one."
31
"If you think there is no time to write now, there would never be."
31
"Those who are acquainted with failure acquire the unique ability to dare without fear of it."
31
"Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up and slam them on the ground for maximum damage."
31
"No dirt can touch me, like an ocean, everything that comes to me becomes clean."
31
"I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am."
31
"One of the many downsides to being a drug addict is never really knowing if the stuff is real."
31
"Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single."
31
"There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence."
31
"In her book, Ask Outrageously! my friend Linda Swindling suggests to "Mimic the body language of the most powerful people you know. They stand up straight, make appropriate eye contact, and use gestures to convey their points. Look at their feet. Usually they are placed about shoulder-width apart. They have an open stance. They smile and nod when they agree.Begin paying attention to the poise, postures, and gestures of the people whom you admire and respect the most. How do they carry themselves to project excellence? Adapting their behaviors may serve you well to enhance and improve your body language."
31
"In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!"
31
"The clue to book jacket photography is to look friendly and approachable, but not too glamorous."
31
"I was told to challenge every spiritual teacher, every world leader to utter the one sentence that no religion, no political party, and no nation on the face of the earth will dare utter: 'Ours is not a better way, ours is merely another way."
31
"But I think that because they trusted themselves and respected themselves as individuals, because they knew beyond doubt that they were valuable and potentially moral units -- because of this they could give God their own courage and dignity and then receive it back. Such things have disappeared perhaps because men do not trust themselves anymore, and when that happens there is nothing left except perhaps to find some strong sure man, even though he may be wrong, and to dangle from his coattails."
31
"A faint tickling on the back of his right hand caused Eragon to look down. A huge, wingless cricket clung to his glove. The insect was hideous: black and bulbous, with barbed legs and a massive skull-like head. Its carapace gleamed like oil."
31
"I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story."
31
"Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos; the materials must, in the first place, be afforded: it can give form to dark, shapeless substances but cannot bring into being the substance itself."
31
bottom of page