Shawnda Westly Quotes & Sayings

I would never make up a character who didn't exist or an event that didn't transpire. If you're a real writer, you have other tools in your toolbox to build drama. — Koren Zailckas

To be a good storyteller one must be gloriously alive. It is not possible to kindle fresh fires from burned-out embers. I have noticed that the best of the traditional storytellers whom I have heard have been those who live close to the heart of things-to the earth, the sea, wind and weather. They have been those who knew solitude, silence. They have been given unbroken time in which to feel deeply, to reach constantly for understanding. They have come to know the power of the spoken word. These storytellers have been sailors and peasants, wanderers and fisherman. — Ruth Sawyer

In the next instance Graham claimed her lips in a demanding, yet gentle kiss — Lia Davis

I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe. — Orlando Bloom

The first condition of success in magick is purity of purpose. — Aleister Crowley

You are part of our Great British family. — Boris Johnson

You need to play to win. But you also need to win ... to play. — Michael Scott

Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I don't long for it. I don't need the approval of an audience, or applause. — Patti Smith