But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which I wish to express my alarm. How easily we embrace such business. Everett Dirksen Read Quote
Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony. David A. Bednar Read Quote
For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals, and sustain this anxiety, or suspense, for about 100,000 words. Ken Follett Read Quote
Our lives are connected in ways we can’t imagine. They’re connected even before we know they’re connected. George C. Wolfe Read Quote
I write a lot in my head. The revision goes on internally. It’s not spontaneous and it doesn’t have a schedule. Jamaica Kincaid Read Quote
Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant practice, my speech is not what I wish it was, and I would sooner write in crayon than write a letter in Russian. David Remnick Read Quote
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. Saint Augustine Read Quote
A real man loves and respects his wife and is not only a good father but a man that his kids want to call ‘Daddy.’ Frank Abagnale Read Quote
I can’t write a joke. I could never write. I do a lot of stories and I call them stories, but they’re just comedy recitals on a given subject. Ron Shock Read Quote