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Sunday, 23 November
Two thoughts from W. Somerset Maugham
“If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.”
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”
Monday, 24 November
Two thoughts from Carl von Clausewitz
“Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.”
“The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.”
Tuesday, 25 November
Two thoughts from Kurt Vonnegut
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
“A step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.”
Wednesday, 26 November
Two thoughts from Aleister Crowley
“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.”
“The joy of life consists in the exercise of one’s energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience.”
Thursday, 27 November
Two thoughts from John Irving
“You’ve got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.”
“If you don’t feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn’t very vital.”
Friday, 28 November
Two thoughts from David Mitchell
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
“Write something every single day, even if it’s just three lines.”
Saturday, 29 November
Two thoughts from Ernest Hemingway
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
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Dear Jim,
Thank you for these! Some of my fave quotes this week:
W. Somerset Maugham:
“If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.”
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”
Kurt Vonnegut:
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
“A step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.”
John Irving:
“You’ve got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.”
David Mitchell:
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
“Write something every single day, even if it’s just three lines.”
Ernest Hemingway:
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq