Tag: quote
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June 06, 2008 10:10 PM EDT --
Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
-William James
I like this quote, because I see everything in an "Unhabitual way."
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May 28, 2008 06:04 PM EDT --
True friends are those who when you make a fool of yourself don't believe
that this condition is permanent.
- Erwin T. Randall
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June 01, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
-Mohandas K. Gandhi
Do you agree with this?
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August 22, 2008 08:04 AM EDT --
"You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively to save the Union."
Abraham Lincoln, August 26, . . . more
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April 07, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 07, 2008
"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. . . . more
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May 15, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
"The best way out is through."
Robert Frost said that. Remembering it helped me through some very tough times, to more contentment and good fortune than I thought possible at one time.
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June 19, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between the lightening and the lightening bug."
Mark Twain
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July 30, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --
An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.
~Augustine Birrell
Or, an ordinary . . . more
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April 16, 2008 10:26 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 16, 2008
"It's all about letting the story take over."
Robert Stone
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June 17, 2008 10:29 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ June 17, 2008
Welcome Writing Quotes members and anyone who should happen on this quote.
"In . . . more
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March 26, 2008 03:16 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ March 26, 2008
"It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to . . . more
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March 28, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ March 28, 2008
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if . . . more
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March 29, 2008 03:09 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ March 29, 2008
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
T. S. Eliot
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March 30, 2008 01:56 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ March 30, 2008
" The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. "
Harper . . . more
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April 01, 2008 10:00 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 01, 2008
"When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing."
Enrique . . . more
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April 02, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 02, 2008
"At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and . . . more
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April 03, 2008 11:14 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 03, 2008
"I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter."
Blaise Pascal , "Lettres . . . more
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April 04, 2008 12:05 PM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 04, 2008
"Every man's memory is his private literature."
Aldous Huxley
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April 05, 2008 02:21 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 05, 2008
"It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because . . . more
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April 06, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
Writing Quote of the Day ~ April 06, 2008
"The important thing is that there should be a space of time, say four hours a day at least, when a professional writer doesn't . . . more
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