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“A novelist must know what his last chapter is going to say and one way or another work toward that last chapter. ... To me it is utterly basic, yet it seems like it's a great secret.”

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Leon Uris

Leon Uris was a renowned American novelist, born on August 3, 1924, in New York City. Known for his historical novels, Uris was celebrated for his vivid imagination and profound depiction of historical events. His works often focused on the history and experiences of Jews, with novels like 'Mishael' and 'The Angry God' becoming particularly famous. more

“Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.”

Ifs Needs Enough Shows Feelings Young Motivation Poverty Talent Hunger Recognition Persistence Arrogance Insatiable Insatiable Hunger

Author:Leon Uris

“Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him!”

Ifs Art Age Young Poet Art Is Aging

Author:Franz Grillparzer

“Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it.”

May Philosophy Greatness Raises Grandeur Accompany Ennui

Author:Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

“Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy.”

Sin Hypocrisy

Author:Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

“Autumn is full of leave-taking. In September the swallows are chattering of destination and departure like a crowd of tourists.”

Crowds Autumn Destination September Tourists Departure

Author:Mary Webb

“Montesquieu had the style of a genius; Buffon, the genius of style.”

Style Genius Buffon Montesquieu

Author:Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm

“If I could get the ear of every young man but for one word, it would be this: make the most and best of yourself. There is no tragedy like a wasted life--a life failing of its true end, and turned to a false end.”

Ifs Men Ends Would Be Young Failing Ears Tragedy Young Man If I Could One Word Doing Your Best Wasted Life

Author:Thornton T. Munger

“I would say that it's quadruple what I've had when I've won major championships in the past. I've gotten faxes and phone calls from all over the world. It's been overwhelming. It's really changed my opinion of humanity.”

World Past Humanity Opinion Changed Majors Phones Overwhelming Championship Phone Calls Fax

Author:Greg Norman

“Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house.”

Christian Father House Dark Affliction Our Father Entry

Book:Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings, from the Works of that Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks

Source: Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings, from the Works of that Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks

“An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith; wicked men commonly confess their sins by wholesale, We are all sinners; but the true penitent confesses his sins by retail.”

Men Sin Wicked Sinner Confession Retail Implicit Wholesale Wicked Man

Author:Thomas Brooks

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