Arlinda Johns Quotes & Sayings

As a kid, even I knew everything about my favourite cricketers. I used to know everything possible. Now I see kids knowing about me. It feels good. — Virat Kohli

If you don't write your books, nobody else will do it for you. No one else has lived your life. — Jose Saramago

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance? — William Shakespeare

Ah," said Jean, "but when a woman has your heart, she doesn't have poor moods. Only interesting moods ... and more interesting moods. — Scott Lynch

Everyone saying something does not make it true. You are old enough to know this. — Peter Clines

Evil is something you recognize immediately you see it: it works through charm — Brian Masters

I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider. — Sade Adu

There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else. — Benjamin Franklin

I do not possess the ability to draw or paint.
I can't sing or dance.
I can't knit or sew.
But I am an artist.
I have the ability to put onto paper, words that tell an intriguing story.
I am a writer.
A writer is someone who, with just words, can paint a beautiful picture.
A writer can open up a world of imagination you didn't realize was possible.
When you open up a book and become so consumed in the story, you feel like you're a part of it ... you're standing next to that character and feeling the same way that character feels,
That's the art of a writer.
I am an artist.
My inspiration is the world around me.
My paintbrush is my words.
My easel is my computer.
My canvas is the mind of my reader. — Bri Justine

I opened my eyes to stare at a bright blue tulle monstrosity with a skirt that would hit me at mid thigh. I'd look like the really slutty bride of Cookie Monster. — Rachel Hawkins

If you text someone, and you just get an emoticon back, it's over. — Riki Lindhome