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“I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?' I've been writing about a subject I love as long as I can remember--horses and the people associated with them, anyplace, anywhere, anytime. I couldn't be happier knowing that young people are reading my books. But even more important to me is that I've enjoyed so much the writing of them.”
― The Black Stallion
― The Black Stallion
“How to win in life:
1 work hard
2 complain less
3 listen more
4 try, learn, grow
5 don't let people tell you it cant be done
6 make no excuses”
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1 work hard
2 complain less
3 listen more
4 try, learn, grow
5 don't let people tell you it cant be done
6 make no excuses”
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“I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.
[Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992]”
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[Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992]”
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“Writing is a refuge. When the world betrays us, we authors find asylum in our literary realms. Our wordlandias are our revitalizing saunas.”
― Saint Richard Parker
― Saint Richard Parker
“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Yes, a person can accept your apology and forgive you for what you’ve said, but they will never forget how you made them feel at that very moment. Words can stick in a person’s mind, heart, and spirit long after the words have been spoken. Don’t be in denial; words have GREAT power. Be wise when you speak!”
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“History teaches us that the greatest authors are those who wrote silently without hope of praise or REWARD.
They wrote to defend principles and win people's hearts, and not to please a Prize committee or win a literary AWARD.”
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They wrote to defend principles and win people's hearts, and not to please a Prize committee or win a literary AWARD.”
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“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”
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“The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Everyone is running from something. But if we’re lucky, really lucky, fate intervenes and presents an opportunity to conquer our fears. Only then, if triumphant, can a destiny bestowed become a destiny fulfilled.”
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“It isn't the subjects we write about but the seriousness and subtlety of our expression that determines the worth of or effort.”
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“You're just another f*cking mirage on my road to hell" ~Johnathon Lee Ashfield, AKA Sade~”
― Mercy
― Mercy
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Fiction gives us a reach into the lives of individuals that would otherwise be but a closed door. If we are gifted with a desire to tell tales, then we should tell them . . . if only to reach but a few.”
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“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him. He can hear the devil’s defense and god’s accusations. The guards at the king’s heart let him in. The writer can be anything and any one he wants. When he writes he is a god, he creates.”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before you go back and make one single edit, and as if this was not enough, you have instant readers who praise your writing skills!-”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“What is it like.... what is it like to be dead?' Evan looked at him with his dull, unblinking blue eyes, ' I don't know, what is it like...... to be alive?”
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“Good fiction writers have an instinctive understanding of human nature. That's what makes stories and characters captivating. Good spiritual writers share what they sincerely practice themselves.”
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“Why do I love writing YA? Because I get a chance to re-live my youth knowing all I know now...”
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“I have so much to share with the world, please be patient and you will get everything you are currently waiting for.”
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