“I find the act of writing very painful. I can go a whole month without managing a single line, or write three days and nights straight, only to find the whole thing has missed the mark.
At the same time, though, I love writing. Ascribing meaning to life is a piece of cake compared to actually living it.”
― Hear the Wind Sing
At the same time, though, I love writing. Ascribing meaning to life is a piece of cake compared to actually living it.”
― Hear the Wind Sing
“The least favorite students were the non-conformists who made up their own rules. Teachers tend to discriminate against highly creative students, labeling them as troublemakers. In”
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“That's why we get the chance to spoil our grandchildren, because by doing that we're apologizing to our children.”
― And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
― And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
“To feel pity, to be carried away by the pleasure of hearing a clever argument, to listen to the claims of decency are three things that are entirely against the interests of an imperial power.”
― The History of the Peloponnesian War
― The History of the Peloponnesian War
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