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“Editing and cowardice kills more writers than drugs, They start second-guessing stuttering, thinking about the end before they even start, how they will be perceived. So they smooth out the grit and trim the edges. They neuter themselves - those are the ones who never write they are too self conscious or insecure Writing is a noun a action word talking about writers and writing is not not writing - writing is writing.”

“Whether the underlying cause of your dependency is a chemical imbalance, unresolved events from the past, beliefs you hold that are inconsistent with what is true, an inability to cope with current conditions, or a combination of these four causes, know this: not only are all the causes of dependency within you, but all the solutions are within you as well.”

“In a job you trade your freedom and time for money.”

“The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.”

“The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.”

“உலகின் எல்லா வளங்களும் நிலத்தில் தான் இருக்கிறது... நிலத்தை மக்கள் கட்டுப்படுத்துகிறார்கள்... மக்களை சிந்தனைகள் கட்டுப்படுத்துகின்றன... சிந்தனைகள் மாஸ்டர் மைண்டுகளை உருவாக்குகின்றன.”

“நிலம் சம்மந்தப்பட்ட நிலவரங்கள் பல ஓட்டைகளுடன் இருக்கிறது. அதனை திருத்த முயலாதீர்கள் அதில் விழாமல் வேண்டுமானாலும் பார்த்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.”

“In my younger days dodging the draft, I somehow wound up in the Marine Corps. There's a myth that Marine training turns baby-faced recruits into bloodthirsty killers. Trust me, the Marine Corps is not that efficient. What it does teach, however, is a lot more useful. The Marine Corps teaches you how to be miserable. This is invaluable for an artist. Marines love to be miserable. Marines derive a perverse satisfaction in having colder chow, crappier equipment, and higher casualty rates than any outfit of dogfaces, swab jockeys, or flyboys, all of whom they despise. Why? Because these candy-asses don't know how to be miserable. The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation. The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable. He has to take pride in being more miserable than any soldier or swabbie or jet jockey. Because this is war, baby. And war is hell." Page 68”

“I enjoy self-publishing & sending publishers rejection letters. They're like, 'Who is this guy?' And I'm like, 'the end of your industry.”

“The greatest tragedy to ever happen to a nation is not the incidences of war or terrorism. It's when more bookshops close down and more drinking bars are opened to replace them!”

“Even though I'm an ordinary writer, I too, have trouble when it come to writing along the way. But at least I manage to self-publish my book with no errors (hopefully). Just check out Agatha Christie, an author who also has a learning disability. She managed to be succesful. And I hope that I would be successful as her and Abishek Bachan.”

“Did you… need something?” he asked in a tight voice. I swallowed hard, my mind racing with a million things to say. The fear pricking at me, telling me I had one last chance to wimp out. To walk away. But I shook my head. No. Not this time. “Yes,” I said simply. “I need something.” “And what, may I ask, do you need?” I met his eyes. “You.”