Books Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“A person is never as quiet or unrestrained as they seem, or as bad or good, as vulnerable or as strong, as sweet or…

— Deb Caletti

“To obtain greatness and strength, a man must have a good character. He is honorable and respected by others. We define him as intelligent,…

— Ellen J. Barrier

“A writer is not born but made through study and sheer willpower and ability to embrace beauty and agony.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he…

— Andre Maurois

“The writer’s life requires courage, patience, empathy, openness. It requires the ability to be alone with oneself. Gentle with oneself. To be disciplined, and…

— Dani Shapiro

“The effectiveness of an author turns chiefly upon his getting the reputation that he should be read. But by practicing various arts, by the…

— Arthur Schopenhaur

“Quite often, too, a writer who has for a time been believed to possess a great store of ordinarily profound ideas, and who is…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I am a strong individual that may seem weak; but, my strength is in my ability to stay in the fight and sure my…

— Temitope Owosela

“Be courageous requires not only, on the one hand, a watchful mind; it requires, on the other hand, also, the indispensable strong will to…

— Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann

“That it takes great personal courage to let yourself appear weak.”

— David Foster Wallace

“It took a strength of character far greater than the norm to stand up to the status quo. To insist you be given the…

— Lane Hayes

“It’s important to understand that a writer’s love for creation is only surpassed by their love of having the ability to dramatically affect the…

— Danielle Rose