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“Some things are best learned in calm, others in storm.”

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American author known for her depictions of the American Midwest. Cather's works often feature female protagonists, showcasing their resilience and growth in challenging environments. Her notable works include 'My Ántonia' and 'O Pioneers!' more

“[My dad] didn't do much apart from the traditional winning of bread. He didn't take me to get my hair cut or my teeth cleaned; he didn't make the appointments. He didn't shop for my clothes. He didn't make my breakfast, lunch, or dinner. My mom did all of those things, and nobody ever told her when she did them that it made her a good mother.”

Source: Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son

“Perhaps without the lows, the highs could not be reached.”

Lows

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full.”

Knows Wisdom Life Is Know How Disaster Contradiction Paradox True Life

Book:Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation

Source: Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation

“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure.They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.”

Ifs Want Littles Ideas Bigs Beautiful Water Powerful Huge Pure Fishes Deeper Abstract Shallow Very Beautiful Big Fish Shallow Water

Author:David Lynch

“Strange as it may seem, wrote Richard Feynman, we understand the distribution of matter in the interior of the Sun far better than we understand the interior of the Earth.”

May Matter Seems Earth Sun Strange Interiors Distribution Richard Feynman

Book:A Short History of Nearly Everything

Source: A Short History of Nearly Everything

“Loving is a laborious and complex business.”

Complexes

Book:Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel

Source: Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel

“You haven’t experienced awkwardness until you’ve seen a three-million-dollar piece of software cry.”

Three Millions Pieces Havens Cry Dollars Software Million Dollars Awkwardness

Book:How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

“I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, clichéd writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn’t have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments. It seems writer’s block is often a dislike of writing badly and waiting for writing better to happen.”

Thinking Writing Firsts Moments Seems Happens Waiting Process Voice Trouble Havens Filled Be Good Block Dislike Writer's Block Flailing Good Moments

Author:Jennifer Egan

“Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn.”

Needs Feels Enough Light Order Fall Painter Autumn Finishing Inner Light Fall Autumn Finishing Touches

Book:ANNA KARENINA

Source: ANNA KARENINA

“If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.”

Ifs Has Beens Would Be Known Easier Actresses Singers Assets Uniqueness Being Different

Author:Bette Midler

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