Novelist as a Vocation (2015) by Haruki Murakami & the Unknown Lands of a Writer
“In every age, in every society, imagination plays a crucial role.”
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Novelist as a Vocation (2015) by Haruki Murakami & the Unknown Lands of a Writer
“In every age, in every society, imagination plays a crucial role.”
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The Spirit of the Chinese People (1915) by Gu Hongming & The Soul of a Civilization & Deus Vult or Canossa — this is the Question
“The Bible in our Chinese Religion of good citizenship says: ‘Do not go against what is right to get the praise of the people. Do not trample upon the wishes of the people to follow your own desires.’”
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The Girl Who Lived Twice (2019) by David Lagercrantz & the Rainbow Valley
“It really did look like a rainbow landscape, a macabre testimony to human folly.”
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The American Scholar (1837) by Ralph Waldo Emerson & Character, Experience, and the Secrets of the Mind & Spirit
“Character is higher than intellect.”
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The Archer (2020) by Paulo Coelho & The Way of the Bow
“You were the one who chose the target and you are responsible for it.”
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The Awakening (2021) by Ian Skewis & the Genius of Multiperspectivity
“It shouldn’t exist but there it is, always on the periphery.”
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Literary Ethics (1838) by Ralph Waldo Emerson & Conformity, False Consistency, & the Virgin Universe
“All literature is yet to be written.”
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Johnnie Bernhard ~ Author Interview
“Believe in the story you are writing.”
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The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, 7th Edition (2006) ~ Part One
“And it may be that in this continuity, this utter indifference to the life and death of each of us lies hidden the pledge of our eternal salvation, of the continuous movement of life on earth, of the continuous movement toward perfection.” ~ Anton Chekhov
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Ian Skewis ~ Author Interview
“Don’t worry so much. Trust your instinct and trust your own efforts.”
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Mel Torrefranca ~ Author Interview
“Stop overthinking the writing process and go for it!”
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The Notebook (1996) by Nicholas Sparks & Young Love
“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
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The Arabian Nights (1704) translated by Sir Richard Burton & the Non-Humans of Old
“So they went thither, Prince Ahmad following her footsteps; and on reaching it he was filled with wonder to see its vaulted roof of exquisite workmanship and adorned with gold and lapis lazuli and paintings and ornaments, whose like was nowhere to be found in the world.”
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The Complete Illustrated Works of the Brothers Grimm (1812) by Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm & the “True Bride”
“‘This is my true Bride,’ said he… The true wedding was celebrated with great pomp and happiness.”
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The Analects of Confucius (ca. 500 BCE), translation by Annping Chin (2014) & Bits of Wisdom
The Master said, “The wise are never perplexed. The humane never suffer from vexation. The brave are never afraid.”
