Zadaa Quig Quotes & Sayings

Facing the sagging middle when writing a novel, while inevitable, may be
overcome by pre-planning. I divide my collection of proposed scenes into three acts, each scene inciting tension that builds toward the final crisis in Act Three. If by Act Two the emotional river isn't spilling over the banks, I reassess the plot so that once the writing is flowing I don't slide into a dry creek. The central character should be struggling to navigate life well into the end of Act One, even if her fiercest antagonist is only from within. — Patricia Hickman

We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. — Carl Sagan

The president cannot escape from his office. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Krys Lee has written a book of unforgettable stories, each one building on the other to create a complex, moving portrait of contemporary Korea and its diaspora. She guides us surely through the fallout of war, immigration, and financial crisis, always alert to the possibility of tenderness, transcendence, and even humor along the way. Lee is a writer who really understands loneliness, but her voice is so appealing, and her perceptions so wise, that we feel all the less lonely for knowing her characters and experiencing their lives. — Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated. — George Bernard Shaw

A child's smile reminds us that the greatest privilege in life is to know, help & enjoy the company of others — Phil Harding

Being elegant means developing your ability to describe a concept in a beautiful and simple way for easy understanding. — Rohit Bhargava