Jomon Era Quotes & Sayings

For both writer and reader, the novel is a lonely, physically inactive affair. Only the imagination races. — Mary McCarthy

...shame can do things to people's minds. It warps them from the truth, allowing them only to see what they want to see. — Liz Durano

Cavall came simply and gave his heart and soul. — T.H. White

I have made a silent compact with myself not to change a line of what I write. I am not interested in perfecting my thoughts, nor my actions. — Henry Miller

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. — Don Meyer

I know better than to read reviews but I do it anyway. Somebody described my pacing as 'glacial.' I wasn't thrilled, but I think they meant it in a not entirely unflattering way. — Patrick Rothfuss

You know," said Phineas Nigellus, even more loudly than Harry, "this is precisely why I loathed being a teacher! Young people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything. Has it not occurred to you, my poor puffed-up popinjay, that there might be an excellent reason why the headmaster of Hogwarts is not confiding every tiny detail of his plans to you? Have you never paused, while feeling hard-done-by, to note that following Dumbledore's orders has never yet led you into harm? No. No, like all young people, you are quite sure that you alone feel and think, you alone recognize danger, you alone are the only one clever enough to realize what the Dark Lord may be planning . . . — J.K. Rowling