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leonie-mateer's picture
Jan.02.2013
•       Give freely your knowledge and ask not to be rewarded for what you have learned – as there is no new knowledge….just collected thoughts from all those whom have thought before. •       The best moments are those that turn the tide of doubt...
loren-rhoads's picture
Oct.18.2011
"I love narrowing the world down to 20 pages, so I can keep an eye on every word." -- Martha J. Allard, author of Dust and Other Stories
madeline-sharples's picture
Nov.13.2010
Way back in September I began the process of getting permission to use quotes in my up-coming book, Leaving the Hall Light On (to be released May 9, 2011 by Lucky Press LLC). And I must say the process seems to go on and on. Actually I heard from Random House that the Anne Lamott quote from...
meg-waite-clayton's picture
Nov.02.2010
What city can claim more writers per square mile than anywhere else in the world? Read here to find out, and to read a great quote by Oscar Wilde about traveling with one's diary.
linda-yoshida's picture
May.26.2010
Here are some of my favorite quotes: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.- Don Schula Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit. - R. E. Shay I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you...
meg-waite-clayton's picture
Mar.21.2010
Think how much easier this writing advice is to execute in the days of word processing global changes: "Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." -Mark Twain
melinda-marchiano's picture
Feb.05.2010
"Obviously, indecent exposure was not a serious crime here."
barbara-boyer's picture
Jul.13.2009
"Hopefully, by reading Courage of Fear folks will realize that bad things don't happen to good people for no good reason; life happens to all people and everything has a purpose." Barbara Boyer