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> [“When should you show more than tell? Great writing is balanced! You do not want to be a show-all, or a tell-all. And remember we are storytellers. Balance is the key! And let your ear be the guide. Is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/when-should-you-show-more-than-tell-great-writing-is-balanced-you-do/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

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## More by Mark O'Brien

> [“When should you show more than tell? Great writing is balanced! You do not want to be a show-all, or a tell-all. And remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/when-should-you-show-more-than-tell-great-writing-is-balanced-you-do/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“It only takes one thought in one moment to alter the course of your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/it-only-takes-one-thought-in-one-moment-to-alter-the-course-of-your/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“Today's problems endure until a shift sparks clarity clearing way for a new vision, a new direction, a new dream budding a new tomorrow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/today-s-problems-endure-until-a-shift-sparks-clarity-clearing-way-for/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“Yesterday's shortcuts are today's nightmares. The race is quicker when we're stricter. Keep your eyes on today, and declare what you may.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/yesterday-s-shortcuts-are-today-s-nightmares-the-race-is-quicker-when/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“When you have acceptance of who you are there is no need to discuss your past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/when-you-have-acceptance-of-who-you-are-there-is-no-need-to-discuss/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“This is a tough one for heaps of us...if not all of us. We're taught our parents' beliefs, society's beliefs, religions' beliefs, and many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/this-is-a-tough-one-for-heaps-of-us-if-not-all-of-us-we-re-taught-our/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“Falling in love is as simple as opening your eyes, when you see the one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/falling-in-love-is-as-simple-as-opening-your-eyes-when-you-see-the-one/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“We're all strange in our own strange way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/we-re-all-strange-in-our-own-strange-way/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“The more you read within a balanced life, the more time you have. Strange but true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/the-more-you-read-within-a-balanced-life-the-more-time-you-have/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“There are so many negative people in this world, so replacing the crap with positive quotes steers our minds to success!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/there-are-so-many-negative-people-in-this-world-so-replacing-the-crap/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“Pride, oh pride—a friend from the past, a bodyguard of the present, and an enemy of the future. Books, oh books—a friend from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/pride-oh-pride-a-friend-from-the-past-a-bodyguard-of-the-present-and/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“When the flames of life are gnawing away at your butt, run faster, quicker, and harder than you've ever run before, because I guarantee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/when-the-flames-of-life-are-gnawing-away-at-your-butt-run-faster/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“The enchanted day is only enchanted if we ourselves believe that anything is possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/the-enchanted-day-is-only-enchanted-if-we-ourselves-believe-that/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“Conditioning was something I always shied away from, now I've learnt that training never stops.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/conditioning-was-something-i-always-shied-away-from-now-i-ve-learnt/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

> [“A woman betrayed is deadlier than a man's terror's; A woman honored is gentler than a man's expectations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-brien/a-woman-betrayed-is-deadlier-than-a-man-s-terror-s-a-woman-honored-is/)

[Mark O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-brien/)

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