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“Don't write about Man; write about a man.”

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This book delves into the relationship between humans and the natural world, using the imagery of a tree as a central metaphor. more

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E. B. White

E. B. White, a renowned American writer, was born on July 11, 1899, and passed away on October 1, 1985. Known for his concise and elegant writing style, he is the author of classic works such as 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Stuart Little'. more

“One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you're maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is like dressing up a household pet in evening clothes. The pet is embarrassed and the person who committed this act of premeditated cuteness should be even more embarrassed.”

Should Writing Littles Persons Long Bits Can Do Little Bit Clothes Dresses Committed Evening Ashamed Pet Bad Things Household Embarrassed Vocabulary Dressings Dressing Up Long Words Cuteness

Book:On Writing

Source: On Writing

“If we wish to know about a man, we ask 'what is his story--his real, inmost story?'--for each of us is a biography, a story. Each of us is a singular narrative, which is constructed, continually, unconsciously, by, through, and in us--through our perceptions, our feelings, our thoughts, our actions; and, not least, our discourse, our spoken narrations. Biologically, physiologically, we are not so different from each other; historically, as narratives--we are each of us unique.”

Ifs Knows Men Different Real Stories Feelings Action Asks Wish Perception Unique Narrative Our Thoughts Biographies Discourse Our Actions Narration

Author:Oliver Sacks

“Toddlers can make you feel as if you have violated some archaic law in their personal Koran and you should die, infidel.”

Ifs Feels Should Law Dies Infidel Toddler

Author:Anne Lamott

“Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people can walk away - no repercussions, you see, if you attack a stong person.”

People Ifs Persons Strong Hurt Walks Dangerous Weak Repercussions Lashes Strong People Weak People

Author:Sophie Hannah

“Last weekend a young man asked me how I remain so positive. “It seems all the negativity in the world doesn’t affect you,” he said. I had no more than a minute with the young man so I offered this: It’s all about where you choose to put your attention, and I choose to be happy.”

Men World Said Seems Lasts Young Attention Minutes Young Man Weekend You Choose Negativity Choose To Be Happy

Author:Jason Mraz

“Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.”

Ifs Looks Expectations Strategy Disappointment Disappointed Disappointment Love Disappointment In Friends

Book:Cut

Source: Cut

“If a conclusion is not poetically balanced, it cannot be scientifically true.”

Ifs Conclusion Balanced

Book:The Robots of Dawn

Source: The Robots of Dawn

“In a world of sorrow, love was an act of will. All you needed were the right ingredients.”

World Needed Sorrow Ingredients Sorrow Love

Book:The Story Sisters: A Novel

Source: The Story Sisters: A Novel

“Why did you want to go and distract me like that? I was quite in my element and everything.' Conall laughed. 'Someone has to keep you off balance; otherwise you'll end up ruling the empire. Or at least ordering it into wretched submission.”

Want Ends Balance Elements Empires Laughed Submission Ruling Wretched

Author:Gail Carriger

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