Michelinas Fettuccine Quotes & Sayings

It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel would ever be published, because it was sort of a mess. It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I knew that I said, 'I'm a writer now.' The novel had become an incentive to deeper thinking. That's really what writing is - an intense form of thought. — Don DeLillo

I have certainly heard of the Subtle Art of Shutting Up, but I can't say I've practiced it all that much. I greatly prefer the underappreciated genius of Speaking My Mind. I figure if someone doesn't like what I have to say, they shouldn't put their ears in close proximity to my mouth. — Jenny Lundquist

There was no reason for Elizabeth Knoebel to suspect that this was going to be the last day of her life. — L.T. Graham

He didn't want to have to be the Gay Best Friend providing life lessons for liberal straight people. He just wanted to get laid. — FayJay

The best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms. — Charles Handy

In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.' — Karen Joy Fowler

These days I live in a magical little village on Dartmoor in Devon, England, and my "special spot" is a moss-covered rock in a circle of trees in the woods behind my house.
I often go into the woods, or walk through the fields and hills nearby, when I need inspiration, or to work out a plot problem, or come up with an idea. I think better on my feet, particularly when there is beautiful countryside around me and a dog at my side.
When I was younger and lived in big cities, I had special places there too. There's magic everywhere, if you look. — Terri Windling

Don't let your life be steered by your reluctance to do a little extra thinking. — Eliezer Yudkowsky

While time, the endless idiot, runs screaming around the world — Carson McCullers