William Dickinson > William's Quotes

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both. ”
― James A. Michener

“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries”
― James Michner

“To have courage. To have honor. Is very beautiful.”
― James A. Michener, Sayonara

“Write drunk; edit sober.”
― Peter De Vries, Reuben, Reuben

“There is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”
― Ernst Hemmingway

“You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
― Sigmund Freud

“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

“Books. Cats. Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

“Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, Her Own Rules