“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.”
― Caddie Woodlawn's Family
― Caddie Woodlawn's Family
“There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there’s only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you make up your mind not to be happy there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a fairly good time.”
― Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction
― Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
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“Unreal friendship may turn to real
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
― Murder in the Cathedral
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
― Murder in the Cathedral
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