Hardpan Desert Quotes & Sayings

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign. — Pat Sajak

He found trivial all that was meant to charm him and did not answer the glances which invited him to be bold. — James Joyce

You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters have got to be real. — Ricky Gervais

It's not that Mom didn't keep anything, it's that she kept the wrong things. We leave memories on objects we love and cherish, things we use and wear down. — Victoria Schwab

Work like a slave; command like a king; create like a god. — Constantin Brancusi

Get the right people on the bus and in the right seat. — James C. Collins

Why is it that I occur as a story to everyone except myself? — Chuck Palahniuk

I have never felt like I was creating anything. For me, writing is like walking through a desert and all at once, poking up through the hardpan, I see the top of a chimney. I know there's a house under there, and I'm pretty sure that I can dig it up if I want. That's how I feel. It's like the stories are already there. What they pay me for is the leap of faith that says: If I sit down and do this, everything will come out OK. — Stephen King