Tragbarkeitsrechnung Quotes & Sayings

Not like cats " cried the Mouse in a shrill passionate voice. "Would you like cats if you were me — Lewis Carroll

Nothing mortal can last. At best it can leave legends that can bear fruit in later ages. — Jo Walton

I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going to be very successful. And if for some reason they didn't, all the claims and the protestations and the excuses wouldn't make any difference. — John Engler

Let's say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that's simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don't want fancy descriptions getting in the way. — Ronald Frame

No such thing as a temptation. A temptation is a desire, a lust like any other - but one that we regret afterwards + wish undone (or that we know beforehand we will regret after). So it's no excuse to say, ''I didn't mean to do it. I was tempted + I couldn't resist.'' All one can honestly say is, ''I did it. I'm sorry I did it.''
- Reborn — Susan Sontag

I have very little choice. If I don't write, I feel dreadful. So I write. — Jhumpa Lahiri

It's no use to decide what's going to happen unless you have the courage of your convictions. Many a brilliant idea has been lost because the man who dreamed it lacked the spunk of the spine to put it across. — Amadeo Giannini