“When you're a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don't get paid” Quote by Horton Foote
“What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.” LyingBehindsAppearance Author:Mason Cooley
“You have to watch out with my plays. They're like yeast. You think they're one thing, then all of a sudden subtext gets to working.” ThinkingPlayWatchesOne ThingYeastSubtext Author:Horton Foote
“But I don't really write to honor the past. I write to investigate, to try to figure out what happened and why it happened, knowing I'll never really know. I think all the writers that I admire have this same desire, the desire to bring order out of chaos.” ThinkingKnowsWritingTryingPastDesireOrderKnowingHappenedFiguresHonorChaosAdmireCrafts Author:Horton Foote
“If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen.” IfsWritingFirstsTeachLessons Author:Horton Foote
“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” WorldInspirationalEnjoyChallengesViewsSeeingAirMountainOvercomingEmbracePlantClimbsClimbingFlagsMountaineering Author:David McCullough Jr.
“And read… read all the time… read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.” SelfMatterPrinciplesSelf RespectStaples Author:David McCullough
“Develop and protect a moral sensibility and demonstrate the character to apply it. Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything you love, everyone you love, with all your might. And do so, please, with a sense of urgency, for every tick of the clock subtracts from fewer and fewer...” ThinkingHardCharacterDreamBigsMightMoralHard WorkSelf LovePleaseProtectClockFewerSensibilityUrgencyTickOne You LoveLove EveryoneThink For YourselfSense Of UrgencyHigh School Graduation SpeechHigh School Commencement Author:David McCullough
“The fulfilling life, the distinctive life, the relevant life, is an achievement... To do whatever you do for no reason other than you love it and believe in its importance.” BelieveReasonLife IsAchievementImportanceNo ReasonRelevantFulfillingDistinctiveFulfilling Life Author:David McCullough
“It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books.” BookReasonAgeStudySawsReason WhyNo Reason Author:David McCullough
“Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.” KnowsWantCuriosityCabbage Author:David McCullough