Vnesea Quotes & Sayings

Years ago, when I was about to go on a book tour for Someplace to Be Flying, my editor at the time Terri Windling and I sat down to figure out what to call what I was writing for the interviews that were to come. Terri came up with the term mythic fiction and I think that sums it up perfectly. There are almost invariably mythic elements in my fiction (as well as bits of folk and faerie lore) and the term doesn't lock me into writing only in an urban setting since many of my stories take place in rural areas. It never caught on, but when I don't describe what I do as simply fiction, I'll go with mythic fiction. — Charles De Lint

Derision is the refuge of threatened ignorance, after all. — Stephen R. Lawhead

We're going to Puerto Rico, where we're gonna close. And we're so excited, we can't see straight. — Chita Rivera

A poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. — Edgar Allan Poe

The fact is that Britain is the most warlike nation on earth. In the history of armed combat, we are the only democracy to have declared war on another democracy - England versus Finland in the second world war, in case you're interested - and we're always at the front of the queue when Johnny Foreigner gets a bit uppity. Who stood up to the Kaiser? Who stood up to Adolf? And let's not forget the Argies. What other country would have sent its fleet halfway round the world and lost 250 men to protect a flock of sheep and some oil that might or might not be there? We're still at it. — Jeremy Clarkson

Each time you fall He'll pick you up. He knows your own efforts are never going to bring you anywhere near perfection — C.S. Lewis

If you listen too much, you won't be able to create. — Carine Roitfeld

Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route. — Craig Groeschel

But revision is a creative act, not merely an analytical imposition of rules of style on a more creative first draft. That's a myth - that the first draft is more creative and everything after that is ruining creativity. — K.M. Soehnlein

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. — Voltaire

If you think you have a good idea, get into the marketplace as quickly as you can, using as little money as possible, and see what happens. — Paul Brown

Ninety-nine per cent of what we say is about values. I firmly believe that ethical capitalism is the best way of changing society for the better. — Anita Roddick

Debbie Downer was one of the few sketches where I broke, and I remember watching Heratio Sanz laugh so hard that tears squirted out of his eyes. I still believe that sketch may be a cure for low-level depression if watched regularly. — Amy Poehler