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This fear is one of the horrors of an author’s life. Where does work come from? What chance, what small episode will start the chain of creation?
Carson McCullersCarson McCullers It was a miracle; it was all a miracle: and one ought to have known, from the sufferings of saints, that miracles are horror.
Nadine GordimerNadine Gordimer Being a success in the world, having total control of one’s life, is about being able to take or leave things.
Giles CorenGiles Coren A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner The only reason I am glad I am a woman is because I will not have to marry one.
Ida TarbellIda Tarbell Oftentimes, the most important decisions I make are the ones I don’t put much thought into.
MitskiMitski You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film.
Stephen FryStephen Fry Support the ones you love when it is their moment to risk.
Adrian BallingerAdrian Ballinger Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in – the one that we think is reality.
Alan KayAlan Kay One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.
William FeatherWilliam Feather You transition as a mother from literally just pulling a booger out of that person’s nose whenever you see one until at some point they assert: “No, I’m a person. You can’t fix my underpants on the subway.”
Tina FeyTina Fey No one has ever drowned in sweat.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz There are so many entries and so to win , one has to cultivate excellence.
Chinmayananda SaraswatiChinmayananda Saraswati One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.
Rollo MayRollo May There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
Wole SoyinkaWole Soyinka What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
George EliotGeorge Eliot