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“Our doom is, to be sifted by the wind, heaped up, smoothed down like silly sands. We are less permanent than thought.” Basil Bunting, poet via “…We are less permanent than thought.” — Art of Quotation

“When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!” Source: Greta Thunberg responds to Asperger’s critics: ‘It’s a superpower’ via “When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!” —… Continue reading “When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!” — Art of Quotation

Really, the problem isn’t that plans fail, it’s what we do when they fail. When we miss a day or two at the gym, or order takeout when we meant to cook, most of us just shrug, give up entirely, and say, “Well, there’s always next year,” or we find another milestone to look forward […]… Continue reading “ Really, the problem isn’t that plans fail, it’s what we do when they fail. “ — Art of Quotation

“Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave.” Cormac McCarthy, writer, book quote from The Road, Pulitzer Price for fiction, 2007 The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel that details the journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm […]… Continue reading “Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave.” — Art of Quotation

It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and the reader. But it’s kind of unkillable, poetry. It’s our most ancient artform and I think it’s more relevant today than ever, because it’s one person saying what they really believe. Simon Armitage, […]… Continue reading “poetry… it’s kind of unkillable… more relevant today than ever” — Art of Quotation

In my view dictators do not surrender. They have to be well and truly defeated. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister via “In my view dictators do not surrender. They have to be well and truly defeated.” — Art of Quotation

But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late! Samuel Beckett, playwright, from “The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett”, p.71, Faber & Faber via “at this place, at this moment of time, all… Continue reading “at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late!” — Art of Quotation

Life’s tallest order is to keep the feelings up, to make two dollars’ worth of euphoria go the distance. Stanley Elkin, writer, book quote from “Pieces of Soap” via “Life’s tallest order is to keep the feelings up, to make two dollars’ worth of euphoria go the distance.” — Art of Quotation

by Richard Risemberg The job of a fiction writer is to lie. Still, if it were only to lie, you could dedicate yourself to advertising or politics instead and accept troubled sleep as the price for prosperity. But a fiction writer must lie to show truth, and that’s not as easy as it […] via To… Continue reading To Lie for Truth’s Sake: The Novelist’s Conundrum — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz I love the show Survivor. I know, I know. It’s a guilty pleasure. I’m a bit of a junkie for the show. I’ve probably seen 90% of the episodes since it started 57 years ago (ish). May Jeff Probst never retire. I was wondering to myself why I love the […] via 3… Continue reading 3 Types of Conflict to Improve Your Story — A Writer’s Path