“All my books have been titled based on a piece of the prose from inside the book.” Quote by Donald Miller
“It's possible to do both as a writer - to engage and have a family and all that good stuff - and I chose not to for the sake of the career.” StuffCareersSake Author:Donald Miller
“I'm just trying to make the point that the story we're telling ourselves is often very different from the story we're telling the people around us.” PeopleTryingDifferentStories Author:Donald Miller
“I think writers can get a little melodramatic sometimes about their work, and it helps me not to do that, to just say, "Well, this is how I make a living, and I need to become a very good craftsman."” ThinkingNeedsWellsLittlesSometimesHelpingVery GoodHelp MeCraftsman Author:Donald Miller
“If a piece of genius comes, it comes, and it if doesn't, it doesn't.” IfsPiecesGenius Author:Donald Miller
“It's something you can actually control. With writing, it feels like it's given to you, and when the good stuff hits, it feels like it's coming from some other planet.And you're just channeling it.” FeelsWritingGivenStuffPlanetsChanneling Author:Donald Miller
“Marriage is actually really terrifying. It doesn't work for many people.” People Author:Katherine Heigl
“You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.” StoriesRunningBeautifulTaughtConflictMeaningfulGood StoryRobbing Author:Donald Miller
“Who cares what entertainers on the air think about international affairs? Who would want to hear me about Vietnam? They can hear all they want from people with reason to be respected as knowledgeable.” PeopleThinkingWantReasonCareAirAffairInternationalVietnamWho CaresEntertainersKnowledgeableInternational Affairs Author:Johnny Carson
“Audiences have proved time and again that they don't want a steady diet of any entertainer airing his social views - especially if he's a comedian.” IfsWantSocialViewsAudienceComedianDietsSteadyEntertainers Author:Johnny Carson
“When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.” WayValuesLosesViewsComicSense Of HumorHumoristsEnamoredPolemics Author:Johnny Carson