“If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.”
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
“The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community.”
― At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches
― At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“in nonsense is strength”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
“Keep passing the open windows.”
― The Hotel New Hampshire
― The Hotel New Hampshire
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