Suikoden 2 Viktor Quotes & Sayings

If You Can Stand It, Play the Long Game ...
What I mean here is that you have to remain committed to the ultimate goal, which isn't to win the immediate approval of the online world, or dazzle a workshop, but to improve your storytelling day by day.
Finding the right balance of feedback - encouragement versus vigorous criticism - will help immeasurably.
But your own commitment has to be to the process of improvement, not to the anticipated reward.
If it's any consolation, I'm still working on this final lesson. — Steve Almond

As the revolution was made by human beings, it was burdened with their failings. — Jung Chang

God's love was designed to be inserted directly into the world's pain to work pain against itself for our good. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

At the time of Holy Communion I sometimes picture my soul under the figure of a little child of three or four years, who at play has got its hair tossed and its clothes soiled. These misfortunes have befallen me in battling with souls. But very soon the Blessed Virgin hastens to my aid: quickly, she takes off my dirty little pinafore, smoothes my hair and adorns it with a pretty ribbon or simply with a little flower ... and this suffices to render me pleasing and enables me to sit at the Banquet of Angels without blushing. — Therese Of Lisieux

The door doesn't have a knob, just a latch held closed by a chain, another victim of Dede's shears. — James Patterson

I love art, in particular, paintings. I have, well, a lot. — Domenico Dolce

I'm really, really blessed. Not only am I blessed to have found that I love making films, but I'm also insanely blessed to be able to do it. I have to remind myself that when I'm complaining. — Michael Pitt

Is mass surveillance worth it when its fiercest advocates can only say that it "contributed to our understanding" of cases "at the margins"? — Julia Angwin

Writers acquire their technique by spotting, savoring, and reverse-engineering examples of good prose. — Steven Pinker

He has one of those heads people think about cutting off."
"Yes. He does. — Charlie Huston

I can't think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer. — Abigail Van Buren

Sometimes the Universe wants to be noticed. — John Green

You did make a few odd noises when we rounded the corner on the second landing, but no, you were most definitely unconscious."
"Odd noises?"
Belle's expression turned sheepish. "Well, actually it might have had something to do with the
fact that you crashed into the endpost when we turned the corner."
Emma's eyes opened wide. — Julia Quinn

Sa'Adar's eyes went wide. "You're mad."
"Scarcely. Why do people always accuse me of that when I'm arranging things to my liking instead of theirs? — Robin Hobb