One might say that the novel is the genre that most predisposes one to a profound insight into the tremendous life around… — Mikhail Sholokhov Copy Share Image
Tips can make someone a better writer but not necessarily a good writer. That's a larger package - a matter of character.… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“I am smiling a big adopted-orphan smile as I write this ... I still love scribbling the word - WRITER - any… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Man only remains hypnotised with the false idea of an ego. When this ghost is off from us, all dreams vanish, and… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Life has been messy for me, as it has for most everyone. I have come to the realization that challenging experiences break… — Ping Fu Copy Share Image
The "18/40/60" rule to happiness: At age 18, people care very much about what others think of them. By age 40, they… — Daniel Amen Copy Share Image
I'm 35 but because I've been acting professionally playing women since I was eighteen years old - I never played a teenager… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego, and when we escape like squirrels turning in the cages of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The facade is the ego. It is motivated by our seeking love. The only reward is frustration, as it is only by… — Lester Levenson Copy Share Image
Step by step, let whatever happens happen. Real change will come when it is brought about, not by your ego, but by… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Me and my bandmate having known each other and worked together for so long, the process between us is kind of effortless.… — Jonathan Rado Copy Share Image
“It is only the artificial ego that suffers. The man who has transcended his false “me” no longer identifies himself with his… — Wei Wu Wei Copy Share Image
There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a… — Mohamed Ali Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
It's a team sport but every player's ego will kick in at a certain point. — Jay-Jay Okocha Copy Share Image
“Our own egos are so fragile we cannot bear to give our lives to the raising of children only to have them… — Heather Choate Davis Copy Share Image
I'm not over-enamored of complicated books, and wonder if it's more for the author's ego than anything else? — Eric Hill Copy Share Image
Well, one of the problems about being psychoanalyzed is, as Nietzsche said, Be careful lest in casting out your devils that you… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar. [Lat., Ego verum amo, verum volo… — Plautus Copy Share Image
Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
The ego is like a tired old dog. We can never kill it, so put it out on the back porch, let… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The ego is a subtle wall around you. It does not allow anybody to enter into you. You feel protected, secure, but… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Hey, you created me! I didn't create some loser alter-ego to make myself feel better. Take some responsibility! — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The natural desire of the human mind is to become special - to become special in the ways of the world, to… — Osho Copy Share Image
People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what… — Evan Bayh Copy Share Image
