“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”
― Elric: The Stealer of Souls
― Elric: The Stealer of Souls
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Never abandon imagination”
― Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure
― Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure
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