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Sharpening Quotes by Diane Johnson
- But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware…
- A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what…
More Sharpening Quotes
- As for your doctrines I am prepared to go to the Stake if requisite ... I trust you will not allow yourself… — Thomas Huxley
- Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability,… — Graeme Le Saux
- Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion; a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
- The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist… — Rick Riordan
- To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to… — Charles Dickens
- If there is pain, use it as an awareness, as meditation, as a sharpening of the soul. And when pleasure is there,… — Rajneesh
- The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival… — Robert Morrison MacIver
- But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may… — Diane Johnson