Where Books and Readers Come Together
“Art is the habit of the artist; and habits have to be rooted deep in the whole personality. They have to be cultivated like any other habit, over a long period of time, by experience.”
“I was a strong old woman crying at the mystery of life, the tragedy and the beauty of it all.”
“You could not prison light in the memory.”
“To think of how much there might be.”
“In every age, in every society, imagination plays a crucial role.”
“It really did look like a rainbow landscape, a macabre testimony to human folly.”
“You were the one who chose the target and you are responsible for it.”
“It shouldn’t exist but there it is, always on the periphery.”
“Believe in the story you are writing.”
“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
“Don’t worry so much. Trust your instinct and trust your own efforts.”
“Stop overthinking the writing process and go for it!”
“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.”
“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.”
“‘This is my true Bride,’ said he… The true wedding was celebrated with great pomp and happiness.”
