Tonys Lexington Quotes & Sayings

At least I understood that writing was this: an impulse to share with other people a feeling or truth that I myself had. Not to preach to them, but to give it to them if they cared to hear it. — Brenda Ueland

The payoff of living in the past or the future is you never have to do your work in the present. — Steven Pressfield

One of the most productive times in my early writing life was while I had a full-time job as a word processor in a law firm and also worked part-time at night, often working until 11:00 P.M. — John Lescroart

A whole lot of what we call 'struggling' is simply delayed obedience. — Elisabeth Elliot

The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it. — Benjamin Franklin

She wasn't much over five feet and a hundred pounds, and she looked a little scrawny around the neck and ankles. But that was all right. It was perfectly all right. The good Lord had known just where to put that flesh where it would really do some good. — Jim Thompson

She wondered where he escaped from, how bad it was, and how far he traveled before he put it behind him. — Colson Whitehead

Ambition will take you And ride you too far and Conservatism bring you to boredom once more Sit down by the river And watch the stream flow Recall all the dreams That you once used to know The things you've forgotten That took you away To pastures not greener but meaner. — Van Morrison