F Rderverein Quotes & Sayings

This strange disease of modern life,
With its sick hurry, its divided aims. — Matthew Arnold

All of writing is a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky. And then there are mere trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don't matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake. — Jean Rhys

I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie). — Connie Willis

There is not a single person I have met in my lifetime who is comfortable talking about death. It's the biggest downside to our youth-centric culture. Death is a bummer, so let's not talk about it. Let's hide it away and hope it never strikes close to home. — Gudjon Bergmann

If the wine drinker has a deep gentleness in him, he will show that when drunk. But if he has hidden anger and arrogance, those appear. — Rumi

We are the beginning ... We always have been. This time, let it be more than a beginning. — Laini Taylor

Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence. — Brene Brown