“Put your characters where they are the most interesting.” CharacterInterestingMost Interesting Author:James D. Macdonald
“The sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other, marking the passage of moments with something constant and tangible.If you watch the flowing sand, you might see time itself riding the granules.Contrary to popular opinion, time is not an old white-haired man, but a laughing child.And time sings.” IfsMenChildrenMomentsMightRunningWhiteOpinionWatchesLaughingConstantContrarySandPassagesRidingTangiblePopular OpinionHourglass Author:Vera Nazarian
“If you have never changed your mind about some fundamental tenet of your belief, if you have never questioned the basics, and if you have no wish to do so, then you are likely ignorant.” IfsMindBeliefWishChangedFundamentalsIgnorantNever ChangeOpen MindednessBasics Author:Vera Nazarian
“Close your eyes and turn your face into the wind. Feel it sweep along your skin in an invisible ocean of exultation. Suddenly, you know you are alive.” KnowsFeelsEyeFacesTurnsAliveWindOceanSkinsInvisibleYour Face Author:Vera Nazarian
“An optimist is neither naive, nor blind to the facts, nor in denial of grim reality. An optimist believes in the optimal usage of all options available, no matter how limited. As such, an optimist always sees the big picture. How else to keep track of all that’s out there? An optimist is simply a proactive realist.” BelieveMatterFactsBigsRealityBlindTrackAvailableDenialOptimistNaiveGrimRealistBig PictureUsageProactiveOptimal Author:Vera Nazarian
“When a person screams in pain, the actual pain is only half the noise they make. The other half is the terror at being forced to accept that they exist.” PersonsPainHalfAcceptingTerrorNoiseScreamOther Half Author:Noah Cicero
“People always thought if no one believed in God and we were nihilists then people would go around murdering each other. That didn't happen at all, we just bought a lot of things with credit.” PeopleIfsHappensCreditNihilist Author:Noah Cicero
“I can't use logic concerning my feelings, my feelings demand musical notes, violins, guitar solos, the stomping of feet, poetic language, metaphors, poetic lines about birds or deserts or tree-crowded forests.” I CanUseFeelingsLanguageLinesTreeFeetDemandBirdLogicNotesGuitarMusicalMetaphorForestsDesertPoeticSoloCrowdedViolinGuitar SolosStompingMusical Notes Author:Noah Cicero
“I should kill myself. Things would be better if I did. For me anyway. I don’t know how it would affect global warming or penguins in Antarctica. But it might help me.” IfsKnowsShouldHelpingMightWould BeKnow HowGlobal WarmingHelp MePenguinsAntarctica Author:Noah Cicero