Saturday, February 24, 2007

15 great quotes and proverbs

1.Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and look up at the stars.-Henry Van Dyke
2.Men trip not on mountains;they trip on molehills.-Chinese proverb
3.I know at last what distinguishes man from animals:financial worries.-Romain Rolland
4.Think of everything you write as material you can use later.Don't be afraid to cut just because you love something.-Amy Hempel
5.There's no point putting whipped cream on manure.-John Madden
6.No guts,no glory,no brain,same story.
7.Dishonest people believe in words rather than reality.-Hugh Prather
8.The road to hell is paved with adverbs.-Stephen King
9.Science fiction is the jazz of literature.-David Brin
10.Writer's block is a luxury most people with deadlines don't have.-Diane Ackerman
11.It takes a heap of loafing to write a book.-Gertrude Stein
12.A Journalist is a machine that converts coffee into copy.-Michael Ryan Elgan
13.Writers get to treat their mental illnesses every day.-Kurt Vonnegut
14.You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you.-Line from the Bob Dylan song'Like a Rolling Stone'(1965)
15.Keeping your clothes well- pressed will keep you from looking hard-pressed.-Coleman Cox

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