“I believe a good writer can write a good book with any sort of character, in any sort of setting, but I prefer to write about the outsider. It might just be because I've been one (or perceived myself to be one) for so much of my life. But the simple fact of being marginalized immediately brings conflict to a story before the narrative even begins, and that's gold for a writer because it means that your character already has depth before events begin to unfold.” WritingBelieveMeanBookCharacterFactsStoriesMightI BelieveSimpleEventsConflictGoldDepthSettingSettingsNarrativeOutsidersGood BookGood WritersMarginalized Author:Charles de Lint
“I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing. I believe that it prepares me for sleep and washes away the cares of my day.I will consider that intarsia, or Fair Isle with three or more colors in a row, prepares nobody for sleep and cursing loudly while flinging knitting around the living room is about as far away from soothing as you can get.” BelieveCareThreeI BelieveSleepRoomsColorHabitFairsSettingSettingsEveningFar AwayLiving RoomSoothingKnittingCursingIsle Book:At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
“I never did, nor do I believe I ever shall, give advice to a woman who is setting out on a matrimonial voyage; first, because I never could advise one to marry without her own consent; and, secondly, I know it is to no purpose to advise her to refrain when she has obtained it. A woman very rarely asks an opinion or requires advice on such an occasion, till her resolution is formed; and then it is with the hope and expectation of obtaining a sanction, not that she means to be governed by your disapprobation, that she applies.” KnowsGivingFirstsBelieveMeanPurposeAsksI BelieveMarriageOpinionAdviceExpectationsSettingSettingsOccasionsResolutionConsentAdviseSanctionsVoyagesRefrainObtainingHopes And Expectations Book:Writings Source: Writings
“I believe that every life , irrespective of its events and setting, holds something of unique value, which it should be possible to communicate, if only one can first see one's experiences honestly and then set them down without too much dressing-up” IfsShouldFirstsBelieveValuesI BelieveToo MuchEventsUniqueCommunicateHonestlySettingSettingsDressingsDressing Up Author:Iris Origo
“People normally view my work as fantasy, which on some level is true, but I do think that my work is more magical realist than fantasy. I believe in the fantasies within each of our realities, i.e., I portray very relatable human issues in a very realistic tone, yet in a magical setting.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHumansRealityI BelieveLevelsViewsFantasyIssuesI Believe InSettingSettingsToneRealisticRelatableRealist Author:Shahad Ameen
“I never look at failing as an option anyhow. I believe thinking you could fail is already shooting yourself in the foot and setting yourself up for failure.” ThinkingBelieveLooksI BelieveFailingFeetSettingSettingsShooting Author:Ashley Purdy