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Quote by William Carey

“I went to India as a missionary to save England from spiritual collapse.”

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William Carey (August 17, 1761 - June 9, 1834) was a prominent British missionary, known as the father of modern missions. He had a profound impact on the spread of Christianity in India. more

“We always worry that we are copying someone else, that we don't have our own style. Don't worry. Writing is a communal act. Contrary to popular belief, a writer is not Prometheus alone on a hill full of fire. We are very arrogant to think we alone have a totally original mind. We are carried on the backs of all the writers who came before us. We live in the present with all the history, ideas, and soda pop of this time. It all gets mixed up in our writing.”

Source: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

“There's an old adage in writing: 'Don't tell, but show.' Writing is not psychology. We do not talk 'about' feelings. Instead the writer feels and through her words awakens those feelings in the reader. The writer takes the reader's hand and guides him through the valley of sorrow and joy without ever having to mention those words.”

Feels Writing Shows Feelings Hands Joy Psychology Reader Sorrow Guides Valleys Adages

Book:Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Source: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

“Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.”

Trying Children Resources Boredom

Author:Julia Cameron

“I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.”

Believe I Believe Lucky My Friends Importance Perseverance Faithful I Have Learned Close Friends

Author:Julia Cameron

“A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way.”

Way Self Care Artist Bits Careers Taken Progress Everyday Self Worth

Book:Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance

Source: Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance

“I believe that the dark night of the soul is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.”

Knows Believe Soul Helping Spiritual Night I Believe Dark Loss Answers Common Perseverance Seeking Spiritual Experience Dark Night Dark Night Of The Soul Loss Of Faith

Author:Julia Cameron

“The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness.”

Judging Goodness Ideals Pursuit Knights Roaming

Author:Benjamin Cardozo

“The constant assumption runs throughout the law that the natural and spontaneous evolutions of habit fix the limits of right and wrong.”

Running Law Natural Evolution Habit Limits Constant Assumption Spontaneous

Book:The Nature of the Judicial Process

Source: The Nature of the Judicial Process

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