Xiaohongmall Quotes & Sayings

I'm a strong believer in telling stories through a limited but very tight third person point of view. I have used other techniques during my career, like the first person or the omniscient view point, but I actually hate the omniscient viewpoint. None of us have an omniscient viewpoint; we are alone in the universe. We hear what we can hear ... we are very limited. If a plane crashes behind you I would see it but you wouldn't. That's the way we perceive the world and I want to put my readers in the head of my characters. — George R R Martin

People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy. — Democritus

Try to create a wall of inspiration around yourself in order to succeed in life. — Euginia Herlihy

A mansion begins with one brick.
A forest begins with one tree.
A harvest begins with one seed.
An ocean begins with one drop.
A friendship begins with one gesture.
A fire begins with one spark.
A revolution begins with one idea. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When you focus your thoughts on something you want, and you hold that focus, you are in that moment summoning what you want with the mightiest power in the Universe. The law of attrac- tion doesn't compute "don't" or "not" or "no," or any other words of negation. As you speak words of negation, this is what the law of attraction is receiving: "I don't want to spill something on this outfit." "I want to spill something on this outfit and I want to spill — Anonymous

Geniuses always think it's easier than we make it out to be. — James Lipton

Romantics might like to think of themselves as being composed of stardust. Cynics might prefer to think of themselves as nuclear waste. — Simon Singh

I don't have a dishwasher, and I hate washing dishes. — Kristanna Loken

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970. — Tom Hayden

If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things. — Winston Churchill

He had invaded every part of my life. Even if I wanted to forget all about him, he was obviously not going to allow it. — Lilly Wilde