Amsdell Chart Quotes & Sayings

[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many of his own books. He would, I think, be very keen about the question of how a book would sell. — Hal Holbrook

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal. — Magnus Carlsen

Hold on to me: Someday I may be quite valuable. — Ashleigh Brilliant

As he thought of it, a sharp pang of pain struck through him like a knife and made each delicate fibre of his nature quiver. — Oscar Wilde

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen. — Charles Baxter

I had my first cigarette when I was five," he says, making rings of smoke. "With my mother. — Steen Langstrup

For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline. — Anthony Doerr

The heart is that which lies at the centre of things, and is also formless. It is simple awareness devoid of movement to and fro, of past and future, within and without, merit and harm. Wherever the centre of a thing lies, there lies its heart, for the word 'heart' means centrality. — Ajahn Thate

Growing old is not all sweetness and light. Old women especially are invisible. — Ruth Rendell