Enlivens As Writing Quotes & Sayings

Whatever the source of emotion that drives me to create, I want to give it a form which has some connection with the visible world, even if it is only to wage war on that world ... I want my paintings to be able to defend themselves to resist the invader, just as though there were razor blades on all surfaces so no one could touch them without cutting his hands. — Pablo Picasso

Being neurotic seemed to be a kind of wild card, an all-purpose explanation. — Renata Adler

And he realized that this was their attitude toward Yahweh, too. They either hurried through life, ignoring Him, or they regarded Yahwey and His commandments with contempt. — Lynn Austin

When 'Foyle's War' ended in 2010 after seven series, I was sad but not despondent. After all, ITV had already axed the show once in 2007, then brought it back due to public demand. — Honeysuckle Weeks

If I could choose from all the fathers in the world, Dad, I'd choose you! — John Walter Bratton

To him, perpetual thought of death was a sin. Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead. — Saul Bellow

This capacity to go beyond the factors of conditioning is one of the obvious advantages of the human person. — Paulo Freire

Pamela clearly saw how torn I was. Her eyes broadcast and somehow amplified every argument her mouth could have made if she let it. It worked. "Do you want me to stay here, too?" I asked her, feeling my shoulders rising. Pam nodded, guilt creasing her features. "Yes," she said. She might have felt guilty, but she sounded relieved. "Stay here with me. — Lia Habel

Boot the grime of this world in the crotch dear. — Morrissey

Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism. — Ben Shapiro

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance. — Billy Graham

Anyway, what I really think good writing does: It enlivens that part of us that actually believes we are in this world, right now, and that being here somehow matters. It reawakens the reader to the fact and the value of her own existence. — Anonymous