have a much harder time writing stories than novels. I need the expansiveness of a novel and the propulsive energy it provides.… — Edan Lepucki Copy Share Image
remember this: no matter how politely or distinctly you ask a Parisian a question he will persist in answering you in French. — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
If you persist in ignoring your intuition, you may find yourself stuck in a permanent holding pattern instead of taking the risks… — Nita Leland Copy Share Image
To be honest, I've never had an easy relationship with being a writer, though I persist. — Peter Gizzi Copy Share Image
He must be theory-mad beyond redemption who ... shall ... persist in attempting to reconcile the obstinate oils and waters of Poetry and Truth. — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
There is a strange kind of tragic enigma associated with the problem of racism. No one, or almost no one, wishes to… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
The chemical compounds are comparable to a system of planets in that the atoms are held together by chemical affinity. They may… — Jean-Baptiste Dumas Copy Share Image
Good can still exist when bad things happen, just as evil persists when good things happen.” - Carter to Georgina — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I can think of nothing more soul destroying in life than to persist in trying to do a thing you want desperately… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend.… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
The world can only appear monochromatic to those who persist in interpreting what they experience through the lens of a single cultural… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
Resolve in advance to persist until you succeed, no matter what the difficulty. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
Her affection for him was now the breath and life of Tess's being; it enveloped her as a photosphere, irradiated her into… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
The climate, financial and national security crises are all connected. They share the same cause: Our [the USA's] absurd dependency on foreign… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
There is a feeling which persists in England that making a sandwich interesting, attractive, or in any way pleasant to eat is… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Great strategy, not executed, can't possibly have any effect on performance because it doesn't actually affect anything. It's like planning for a… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
The funny thing about good people—people like Daneca—is that they really honestly don’t get the impulse toward evil. They have an incredibly… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Thoughts may come and persist in staying. But thoughts that are not put into word or action die unborn! — Kenneth E. Hagin Copy Share Image
