Maestrul Betiv Quotes & Sayings

There is no way of making three men right but by making right each one of the three; but a cure in one man who repents and turns, is a beginning of the cure of the whole human race. — George MacDonald

Without extraneous words or phrases or clauses, there will be room for implication. The longer the sentence, the less it's able to imply, And writing by implication should be one of your goals. Implication is almost nonexistent in the prose that surrounds you, The prose of law, science, business, journalism, and most academic fields. It was nonexistent in the way you were taught to write. That means you don't know how to use one of a writer's most important tools: The ability to suggest more than the words seem to allow, The ability to speak to the reader in silence. — Verlyn Klinkenborg

Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me. — Will Arnett

You need to acquire a lover, Madam President. — Lynn Raye Harris

How could there be a north below a south? Is this what I found confusing? — Don DeLillo

Strikes, eases, dies, leaves a temporary silence. — Annie Proulx

The same ten minutes that magazines urge me to use for sit-ups and triceps dips, I used for sobbing. — Tina Fey

I haven't taught creative writing all that much (my CW teaching consists of a few summer workshops for elementary school children and an eight-week class for older adults), and I don't really know what my teaching style is yet. — Mary J. Miller

Whatever we do, someone is going to take the time to say it's shit. — Virginie Despentes

Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking. — Dale Carnegie

Fortune, that favors fools. — Ben Jonson

What? Do you suppose the intellect can work separately from the heart? — Ivan Goncharov

I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music. — David Hockney