WednesdayJan 22, 2025
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Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.
I didnt want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.
The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday, lost voices, one's favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory.
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.
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