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Quote by John Galsworthy

“That “small” emotion, love, grows amazingly when threatened with extinction.”

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John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga is a sweeping narrative that delves into the intricate dynamics of a British upper-middle-class family, tracing their evolution through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The saga follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the Forsyte family, highlighting themes of ambition, materialism, and the changing social landscape of the era. more

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John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy was an English novelist known for his profound insights into the social life of late Victorian England. His works often focus on social classes and moral issues, with the Forsyte Saga series being particularly famous. more

“Questions lead to further questions, and inquiry breeds insight. Gathering expertise brings both confidence and consolation. E. O. Wilson wrote: "You start by loving a subject. Birds, probability theory, stars, differential equations, storm fronts, sign language, swallowtail butterflies....The subject will be your lodestar and give sanctuary in the shifting mental universe.”

Nature Curiosity Obsession Observation Questions E O Wison

Book:Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness

Source: Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness

“Interest is never enough. If it doesn't haunt you, you'll never write it well. What haunts and obsesses you may, with luck and labour, interest your readers. What merely interests you is sure to bore them. (from Workbook)”

Reading Obsession Advice For Writers

Author:Steven Heighton

“I don't ever dream about you and me I don't ever make up stuff about us That would be considered insanity I don't ever drive by your house To see if you're in I don't even have an opinion On that tramp that you are still seeing I don't know your timetable I don't know your face off by heart But I must admit that there's still a part of me That thinks we might get on”

Love Fantasy Obsession We Get On

Author:Kate Nash

“Venus Transiens" Tell me, Was Venus more beautiful Than you are, When she topped The crinkled waves, Drifting shoreward On her plaited shell? Was Botticelli’s vision Fairer than mine; And were the painted rosebuds He tossed his lady Of better worth Than the words I blow about you To cover your too great loveliness As with a gauze Of misted silver? For me, You stand poised In the blue and buoyant air, Cinctured by bright winds, Treading the sunlight. And the waves which precede you Ripple and stir The sands at my feet. Amy Lowell, Imagist Poetry: An Anthology. Ed. Bob Blaisdell (Dover Publications; Later Printing edition, March 17, 2011)”

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