Smaragdine Green Quotes & Sayings

Don't look at the world with your hands in your pockets. To write about it you have to reach out and touch it. — Mark Twain

How are you supposed to know what to read next? This is the question that keeps us up at night, so at Day One our mission is to feed an audience of literature-hungry, time-constrained readers like you with a weekly lineup of talented authors, poets, and artists that we believe you will love. And if we can identify some of the next generation of literary stars, and cultivate an appreciation for transformative poetry and fiction, then frankly we will sleep better at night. — Carmen Johnson

I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves. — Garry Hynes

When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. — Donald Trump

Convergence," Tool said. "Power ever draws other power. — Steven Erikson

If I were God, I would just be up there scratching my head, thinking, 'What the hell am I supposed to do with this?' For everyone helping an old lady across the street, there's someone else bludgeoning a person to death. And sometimes they're the same. How can He separate us all out? — Michael Shannon

There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research. — Thomas Friedman

Admite the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the lord. — John Cheever

Take freedom as your right. — Cassandra Clare