Gerard de Marigny > Quotes

“Success can be defined in many ways but failure in only one ... quitting!”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“Goals are your destinations in life; objectives are the stops along the way.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Rise to the Call

“The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Rise to the Call

“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“I told a doctor once, "Doc, if you want to know what's inside of me, put down the x-ray and pick up my novel!”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“A writer fails, not when a reader is not moved; but when, as a reader, the writer is not moved.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Signs of War

“The greatest artists express their inner self; an artist paints her rage; a writer pens his fear; a dancer expresses her sadness through movement; and a musician's loneliness echoes in his performance.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Project 111

“God, Himself, wrote the 10 into stone with his own finger. He told the epic of mankind, our origins and our future, in a book. For me, there is no more noble a cause and no more honorable a vocation than to say, like Him, I am a writer.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Signs of War

“When people communicate deceit, it's called politics. When people communicate honesty, it's called art.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Nothing So Glorious

“There are things that I love – when mankind works together – helps each other – learns from each other – teaches each other – cries for one another – laughs with one another – builds with one another – heals one another – entertains one another – worships with one another. The unity of mankind … there is nothing so glorious.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Nothing So Glorious

“There's something to be said about drinking a carafe of wine by yourself ... I just can't remember at the moment what it is! (said after drinking a carafe of wine by himself)”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“Bravery is not the trait of a fearless person, lest the reckless actions of a fool be considered brave. Bravery is the quality that allows us to overcome our fears and succeed.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Eagle's Plume

“Of all the most devastating sounds in the universe, silence is the most powerful.”
― Gerard de Marigny

“Beyond shame there is politics.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Joshua's Country

“Of all the hardships and deprivations a people can suffer, I am not sure if the deprivations of art and culture are not the most devastating. As meat and rice are food for the body, art and culture are food for the soul. Starve the body and the person dies; starve the soul and the spirit dies.”
― Gerard de Marigny

“Trust is the action of faith.”
― Gerard de Marigny, New Detroit

“Faith is the muscle of the spirit. It is strengthened through study, prayer, and meditation. As exercise builds muscle and our bodies become strong; study, prayer, and meditation builds faith and our spirits become strong.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Nothing So Glorious

“There’s a difference between the ‘art’ of writing and the ‘craft’ of writing. Art is subjective, its beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, but craft is objective. There is a right way and a wrong way to craft.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Rescue From Sana'a

“Ideas are like the flint stone of wondrous works. You scratch at them until a spark flies ... then the world catches fire.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Eagle's Plume

“As important as color is to a painting, or wings to a bird. Music injects vibrancy to film and makes it soar!”
― Gerard de Marigny

“It was times like this that Wang was especially proud of her Chinese heritage. She learned how to keep her temper in check, from her parents. My dad used to say, “Hyenas laugh, baboons scream, and fools raise their voices in anger.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“Vision is foresight of destiny.”
― Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim

“Truth, like light, is only abstract to the blind, and those who choose to live in darkness.”
― Gerard de Marigny, Joshua's Country