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“His eyes are a midnight moment filled with memories, the only windows into my world.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
“It is very important to accept your own darkness when you want to grow in the light.” — Pradip Bendkule Copy Share Image
Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct… — Joel Achenbach Copy Share Image
“Wherever you travel to, appreciate the culture and beauty of the place.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“When I was little, I thought it was terribly romantic, being half stardust, half Southern magnolia.” — Suzanne Palmieri Copy Share Image
“The thing is, Fallon . . . I told you before to lock the door if you wanted me to stay out.… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
“I knew exactly how I felt about Madoc. And I knew why I felt that way. I hated him. I hated what… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
Short stories can be rather stark and bare unless you put in the right details. Details make stories human, and the more… — V. S. Pritchett Copy Share Image
I don't want to indulge myself in the luxury of writing beautiful paragraphs just for the sake of making beautiful writing. That… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
“But breaking was beautiful. It hurt, and it was an uphill climb back to sanity, but you came back stronger, fiercer, and… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wore smiles but didn’t feel them. Sometimes I felt them and didn’t wear them. I didn’t want her to know… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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“Lua and Marie are holding hands. They look like they’re so happy, just inside this moment, watching the kids and the lights… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“At the best of times his face was unreadable. Now his face was a book written in a language long forgotten, in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I'm like the moon," he started, "the hidden side of the moon. Not seen because it don't want to be seen. Everyone… — Suzanne Palmieri Copy Share Image
“Without her glasses Vivian did look a little frightening. She had tight sinewy strappy muscles and a face that was hardened and… — Brian Morton Copy Share Image
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“a single-file army of ants biting a mammoth tree into uniform grains and hauling it down to the dark for their ravenous… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Psipsina emerged from inside the tunic, and jumped up on the table in order to curl up inside the cap, which had… — Louis de Bernières Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure. But there’s something about the darkness, the stillness of this hour, I think, that creates a language of its… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Mara : I'm too selfish to leave you Noah Shaw : I'm too selfish to let you” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“He starts to hum, a haunting melody. No words ride the music, only the familiar notes of a forgotten song.” — A.G. Howard Copy Share Image
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“Science rock: The pursuit of science, lead us to the beautiful places of the world.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“She laughed. I closed my eyes. It sounded damn mournful, that laugh of hers echoing off the square.” — Esi Edugyan Copy Share Image
Details make stories human, and the more human a story can be, the better. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
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“It was becoming a nightmare. Ronan could hear the night horrors coming, in love with his blood and his sadness.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
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“Fallon affected my body in weird ways. But only because she’s different, I told myself.” — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
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