Messerly And Ewing Quotes & Sayings

As they say, the first step in fixing something is getting it to break. — Tracy Kidder

If you're asking me if I believe I have magical powers, the answer is no," Ivy said. "I am open to the possibility of different forms of earth magic, though. I believe that there is power in words, and beliefs. Even though I identify myself as Wiccan, I think it's more apt to say that I'm a spiritual naturalist. "Before you ask the obvious next question, that means I love nature," she continued. "I believe that magic stems from nature, although there are a lot of different types of magic. — Lily Harper Hart

The very air they breathed was almost a juice. — Rebecca Wells

Overall, I was extremely impressed with the fashion scene that Stockholm has to offer, both on and off the runways. — Aslaug Magnusdottir

True happiness comes from helping others who are less fortunate than you. It comes from doing the right thing. Nothing else works. — Andrew Peterson

Dear Aspiring Writer, you are not ready. Stop. Put that finished story away and start another one. In a month, go back and look at the first story. RE-EDIT it. Then send it to a person you respect in the field who will be hard on you. Pray for many many many red marks. Fix them. Then put it away for two weeks. Work on something else. Finally, edit one last time. Now you are ready to sub your first work.
Criticism is hard to take at first. Trust me, I've been there. But learn to think of crit marks as a knife. Each one is designed to cut away the bad and leave a scar. Scars prove you've lived, learned and walked away a winner. Any writer who tells you they don't need edits is lying. I don't care if they have 100 books out. Edits make you grow and if you aren't growing as a writer, you are dead. — Inez Kelley

Every citizen will be able, in his productive years when he is earning, to insure himself against the ravages of illness in his old age. — Lyndon B. Johnson

It is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home. — Kristin Hunter

I have been aspiring to write some sort of literature for a long time. — Michael Moore

I had a hard time with that hockey. I hadn't grown up skating, so that was my biggest challenge. We worked on it and worked on it. But then when we first shot it, it was so hard for me. — Woody Harrelson

The dark has teeth and it will bite,
It feasts begins on Sorry Night.
When cold and fear are intertwined,
They'll chew up your heart and feed on your mind.
Where have the souls gone? What do they see?
The gateway to Hell's eternity. — Simon Holt

I need to check your ankle."
"Ask."
"If you object, I - "
"Giving me a chance to object is not the same as asking permission. You're used to telling people what to do. That works with those guards you're in charge of. You aren't in charge of me. You have to ask."
One corner of his mouth turned up. "It's more efficient my way."
"If your primary goal in life is efficiency, you should just die."
That startled him. His head actually jerked back. "What?"
"The most efficient way to live a life is to die a couple seconds after you're born. Pfft. Done." She dusted her hands to demonstrate that. "It's too late for you to achieve optimal efficiency, but you could still ... — Eileen Wilks

I'm trying to inform people, so I try to present them with accurate information. — Matthew Yglesias

In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong. — Andrew Lau

Nature is always trying to tell us that we are not so superior or independent or alone or autonomous as we may think. — Wendell Berry