Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far! John Muir Read Quote
Everything you write makes you better. But if you really need a tip, here’s one: a good story begins in opposition to its ending. That means you work out how it finishes first, and then begin the story as far away from that point – in terms of character development – as you can. Chris Wooding Read Quote
Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai… but he has never improved on God’s law. Cecil B. DeMille Read Quote
I like signing books for a living; I do. But you have no idea the panic that sets in. I am not a very good speller. Put me in a stresser situation, and I lose all capacity to recall how to spell the most simple names. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
I don’t think it’s an accident who our parents are; I believe we choose them. So maybe I chose my parents in order to effect change. Patti Davis Read Quote
Every superhero has this superhero identity and a civilian identity. A lot of their lives are about code switching. Gene Luen Yang Read Quote
I think that the thing that is really strong with ‘The Hunger Games’ is just that it comes from a very strong idea. Francis Lawrence Read Quote
There’s very little about being in a functional-M.R.I. scanner that is natural: you are flat on your back, absolutely still, with your head immobilized by pillows and straps. The scanner makes a dreadful din, which headphones barely muffle. Robin Marantz Henig Read Quote
The Internet was invented in America but has found its largest number of users in China. Li Yuanchao Read Quote
