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“Literature is not an instruction manual.”

Book:Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

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Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

This book delves into the intricacies of creating compelling narratives, offering insights into the techniques and philosophies behind crafting fiction. more

Author

Charles Baxter

Charles Baxter is an American author born on May 13, 1947. His works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and unique narrative style, primarily focusing on short stories and novels. more

Book:The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

Source: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

“Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.”

Ifs Responsibility Ties Who We Are Ties That Bind

Author:Neil Gaiman

“I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness.”

Thinking Life Inspirational Believe Happiness Life Is Purpose Religion I Believe Our Lives Seeking Something Better Religious Traditions Seeking Happiness

Author:Dalai Lama

“A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and mutual incomprehension.”

Knows Men Stills Might Father Son And Love Loyalty Mutual Incomprehension Love And Loyalty

Book:Gilead: A Novel

Source: Gilead: A Novel

“I've learned that terror doesn't happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren't being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose life over death.”

People Children Reason Enough Happens Hate Groups Terror I've Learned Afghanistan Pakistan Choose Life