Andersens Smithtown Quotes & Sayings

You don't need a dead father to explain a character's sadness. And impressing yourself with wit/cleverness often feels like what it is - authorial intrusion. — Mary J. Miller

What if I had the power to save both of us - all of us - all along? — Matthew Quick

If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it. — Dean Koontz

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. Nor is it necessary to portray many main characters. Let two people be the center of gravity in your story: he and she. — Anton Chekhov

A leader's purpose is to provide knowledge and generate trust through kindness. This will provide a foundation that allows others to make choices, right or wrong, and grow in a positive manner from the experience. — Farshad Asl

Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection. — Arthur Ransome

This is for all the people I'll never meet. This is for the person I might have kissed had I taken a different subway line on Saturday and the person I might have been if that boy hadn't broken my mother's teenage heart. This is for the people I would have loved if last winter hasn't been so cold and for the city I would have called home if I had written haikus on napkins and carried pens in dress pockets and in the knots of my hair. This is for who I was, who I am, who I might be. This is for you. — Chuck Pulaski

Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes. — Vincent Van Gogh

Delight and cheer in life, and let it uplift and inspire you. Spread happiness. — Amy Leigh Mercree

I phoned the local ramblers club today and this bloke just went on and on. — Tim Vine