« I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration. » – Orson Scott Card
Quotes :
- Orson F. Whitney – on building character “No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be…
- "dyed-in-the-wool, card-carrying bona fide… "dyed-in-the-wool, card-carrying bona fide hillbilly." - Bill Jenkins
- "I think the Government has got itself into… "I think the Government has got itself into such a state with its energy policy that raising coal production is about its only 'get out of jail free' card, or there won't be enough domestic energy supply left." - Charles Kernot
- "Writers must fortify themselves with pride and… "Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name." - Brian Aldiss