"You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence……" — John Dufresne
"You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these obstacles is to write your way through them. And writing always works."
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14 Quotes by John Dufresne
John Dufresne has 14 quotes on this site.
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Every person in therapy has a love disorder.
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A pure love is a selfless love, but can desire ever be selfless?
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The universe may be tenderly indifferent to our fate, but we shouldn’t be. We are our brothers’ keepers. There is…
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Every act of loving affirms the goodness of the lover just because he is capable of loving and being loved.
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We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can’t live without telling them and hearing them. Stories…
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A lack of narrative structure, as you know, will cause anxiety.
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Reading honest literature makes you love the world. Knowledge and understanding are love. Reading educates our feelings and enhances our…
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You can't possibly conduct a proper affair without a lot of deliberating, scheming, speculating, and conniving. It's a delicate balance…
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You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing…
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I used to believe that love and happiness were synonymous. I was a fool. Love intensifies all emotions. Nothing is…
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Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done.
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Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It's love that's essential.
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More Abilities Quotes
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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much…
— Francis Bacon
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
— Walter Bagehot
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,…
— Joseph Addison
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from…
— Anthony Bourdain
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As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain gets so good! So as…
— Deborah Bull
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to…
— Benjamin Carson
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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of…
— Jimmy Carter
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
— Anton Chekhov
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I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
— Julie Andrews
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
— Laozi
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Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier…
— Donald Trump
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