Jerome K. Jerome, Writer, Born: May 2, 1859 – Died: June 14, 1927
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I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. ~Anne Tyler
Writing Is A Solitary Business
Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s there, he’s not really there.
~Paul Auster
Change Your Life
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”
~ Simone de Beauvoir
For What Its Worth
Better to write it right, and/or writes it write.
“Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.” ~Paul Theroux
“Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.” ~Paul Auster
Realistic Fiction
“To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.”
~ Ursula K. Le Guin – Author, Born: October 21, 1929
Time Is Never Wasted ~ Thomas Pynchon
“Time is never wasted if you remember to bring along something to read.”
– Thomas Pynchon (2012). “Against the Day”, p.211, Penguin
The Four Conditions of Happiness ~ Albert Camus
“The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being, Freedom from ambition, Creation” ~Albert Camus
J.D. Salinger Quote
William Faulkner Quote
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
– William Faulkner
Marriage
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
~Michel de Montaigne – (1533-1592) French Philosopher & Writer
Robots
I don’t thing the robots are taking over. I think the men who plays with toys have taken over. And if we don’t take the toys out of their hands, we’re fools. -Ray Bradbury
Agatha Christie Quote
Born: September 15, 1890 – Died: January 12, 1976
Stephen King Quote
Bump! Bump! Bump!
A Writer……. Albert Camus
William S. Burroughs
Your mind will answer most questions if
you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
-William S. Burroughs
Edna Ferber Quote
Roast beef, medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy.
Edna Ferber
Robert Frost Quote
Kurt Vonnegut On Writers Block
Albert Camus Quote
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Jack Kerouac Quote
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac
Born: March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Quote By George Orwell
Experience – Jack Kerouac
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Quote From Kurt Vonnegut’s Book, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
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J.D. Salinger Quote On Reading A Book
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Tuesday Evening Quote
Robert Frost Quote
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
Robert Frost
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman – your alternative covers
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman – your alternative covers
Fail
Revenge
Revenge is a dish that tastes
best when served cold.
Mario Puzo
Poetry
Jack Kerouac
March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969
Novelist, Painter, Poet
Don’t use the phone.
People are never ready
to answer it. Use poetry.
Purpose
The purpose of a writer
is to keep civilization
from destroying itself.
Albert Camus
Trouble
Quote
Frederick Marryat
July 10, 1792 –
August 9, 1848
British Naval Officer, Novelist & Writer.
I would rather write for the instruction
or even the amusement of the poor than
for the amusement of the rich.
Quote
Dream
Someone
What if someone gave a war & Nobody came?
Life would ring bells of Ecstacy and
Forever be Itself again.
Allen Ginsberg
June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1887
Poet, Writer
Libraries
Quote
Chaos
You can’t predict anything. How can you be certain about
anything when everything is chaos and we’re not in control?
John Lloyd
September 30, 1950-
British
Television producer and writer
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
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People
There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people.
Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.
— Lake Bell – Actress, Producer, Writer
A good novel ……
The road to truth …..
World
Learning
When any government ………
Impossible/Possible
Trouble
Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folk’s who can’t mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has. — William S. Burroughs
After all, a homeless man …..
After all, a homeless man has reason to cry, everything in the world is against him.
— Jack Kerouac
Aw I don’t wanta go ….
Aw I don’t wanta go to no such thing. I just wanta to drink in alleys.’…But you’ll miss all that, just for some old wine.’ There’s wisdom in wine, goddam it’ I yelled. ‘Have a shot! — Jack Kerouac
You may say I’m a dreamer …..
People have to talk about something… – Kurt Vonnegut
People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they’ll have good voice boxes in case there’s ever anything really meaningful to say.
– Kurt Vonnegut
If you’re in trouble,… John Steinbeck
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
– John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
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