Jack Whitten Quotes & Sayings

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won't ever take another Big 6 contract since they've gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers. — J.A. Konrath

Not everyone is violent in a violence infected country or society. In those countries and societies many parents unknowingly teach their children hatred and violence. — Debasish Mridha

There is no such thing as a historical fatality; there is only a historical nemesis which punishes those who have hesitated to act when action was still possible. — Erik Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Things just enter reality through photographs. — Thomas Demand

I think you are born, and I think you die. I have a pragmatic nature, but I yearn to believe. — Sebastian Horsley

Freedom does not mean license. — Erich Fromm

The hardest time in any relationship is chsnge. And nothing brings more change in a family dynamic than when a teen is becoming their own person. — C.C. Hunter

Running had always put me into a kind of trance. It was one of my first meditative experiences, and it let me escape from my self-berating, never-good-enough routine. Running produces endorphins that are calming; running lowers anxiety. I loved the feeling I had when I ran. It was shelter from the storm. — Colleen Saidman Yee

I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration. — William P. Young

The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California. — John Moody

'Castaways' was a play on what if a reality show like 'Survivor' was unknowingly set on an island inhabited by a sub-human race of creatures? Readers have often asked me to consider turning the short story into a full-length novel. So I did. — Brian Keene

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. — Jan Karon

The world laughs at things it would really prefer to admire, and like Aesop's fox it criticizes things it covets. — Giacomo Leopardi

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. — Ethel Percy Andrus

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move. — Aidan Quinn