A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble… — Thomas Gray Copy Share Image
The unweary, unostentatious, and inglorious crusade of England against slavery may probably be regarded as among the three or four perfectly virtuous… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky Copy Share Image
It is worth remembering that every writer begins with a naively physical notion of what art is. A book for him or… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
Science has penetrated the constitution of nature, and unrolled the mysterious pages of its history, and started again many, as yet, unanswered… — Noah Porter Copy Share Image
Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats… — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Then I turned the page and at the top it said THINGS I MISS ABOUT M and there was a list of… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
Choosing a director is like choosing a therapist - you want somebody who is going to be a step or two ahead… — Donald Margulies Copy Share Image
The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page. — Tony Dungy Copy Share Image
Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends… — Michael Hutchence Copy Share Image
This morning I looked at the books on my shelves and thought that they have no knowledge of my existence. They come… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
My role as an artist helps me tremendously in breaking down each story. Pacing, layout, movement - having drawn a few thousand… — Rob Liefeld Copy Share Image
Of course we all know that's not how life works. The novel that is our life can end at any time. Sometimes… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Poetry is the language of extremity. Poetry is a transfer of potency. You feel something potent and then you transfer it onto… — Li-Young Lee Copy Share Image
We might be on the same page, but I wasn't happy about reading it. — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
Your characters get angry at you if you speak about them and stop you from giving birth to them on the page… — Joe Eszterhas Copy Share Image
I wonder if I can write this history, or if on every page there will be some sneaking show of a bitterness… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Television and radio are what I call sequential media; they're not simultaneous media. With simultaneous media, you can scan your eye down… — Harold Evans Copy Share Image
You know, why at the end of your life should you assemble thousands of pages of 'Why am I so sad, why… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image