Lrses2706 Quotes & Sayings

[Presently, science undergraduates] do not learn to write clearly and briefly, marshalling their points in due and aesthetically satisfying order, and eliminating inessentials. They are inept at those turns of phrase or happy analogy which throw a flying bridge across a chasm of misunderstanding and make contact between mind and mind. — William Lawrence Bragg

Don't be so concerned about the size of your next step ... The direction is what matters! — Joseph Simmons

If you are sufficient for your task, it's too small. — John Piper

We may never understand how far-reaching faith can be. — Suzanne Eller

Show me a person who doesn't have a past and I'll show you a boring bastard — Marian Keyes

While I was writing 'Stick Out Your Tongue' in Beijing, the police began knocking on my door again. As soon as I finished the book, I moved to Hong Kong so that I could work undisturbed on my next novel. — Ma Jian

Don't write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is trying to accomplish by saying the line, tell us how the character said it or whether or not she moved to the couch isn't going to aid the case. — David Mamet

As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I can't convince you to put the drink down if you're an alcoholic, you have to want to do that. I can't convince you to stop eating the cookies when you're a diabetic. You have to do that. And that takes responsibility. — Don Young

My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names. — Larry Niven

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job. — Rick Riordan