"In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet……" — Margot Livesey
"In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision. Writers, young and old, will feel encouraged and enlightened by this excellent DVD which offers a wonderful range of specific advice and suggestive comments from a group of experienced and thoughtful writers."
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8 Quotes by Margot Livesey
Margot Livesey has 8 quotes on this site.
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If you feel yourself to be a full member in the world, you probably won't turn to writing, because other…
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Running, I soon realized, was the best way to stay ahead of fear.
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As far as I'm concerned it's the other way round. We repeat what we remember. Only forgetfulness sets us free.
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Passonate, irreverent, utterly relevant, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk offers an unforgettable portrait of a reluctant hero. Ben Fountain writes…
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In The Care and Management of Lies the wonderfully talented Winspear writes irresistibly about the First World War, both in…
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In The Last of Her Kind, Sigrid Nunez once again creates characters of such depth and situations of such vivid…
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In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family.…
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
— Arthur Ashe
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Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.
— Lucius Accius
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If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man;…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
— Marcus Aurelius
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To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
— Sri Aurobindo
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If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they…
— Teresa of Avila
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It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
— Roger Babson
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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but…
— Francis Bacon
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The worst men often give the best advice.
— Francis Bacon
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
— Francis Bacon
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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there…
— Francis Bacon
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