“The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a very short, simple story that works well is just as exciting to me as any longer and more complex book.” WritingWellsBookDifferentStoriesSimpleNovelExcitingComplexesConcentrationPicture Books Author:Margaret Mahy
“It's all well and good to say that Germans were all responsible for the concentration camps, but I don't think they were. I think that was the work of a small group of fiends.” ThinkingWellsGroupsResponsibleConcentrationCampsSmall GroupsConcentration Camp Author:James Laughlin
“Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed.” BelieveWellsCoursesPartySubjectsMediaOughtMajorityIntentionConcentration Author:Barney Frank
“The activity at this very moment must be the only thing that matters, to which one is fully given. If one is concentrated, it matters little what one is doing. The important, as well as the unimportant things, assume a new dimension of reality, because they have one's full attention.” IfsWellsLittlesImportantMatterMomentsRealityGivenAttentionActivityAssumingDimensionsConcentrationUnimportantThings That MatterOnly Thing That MattersUnimportant Things Book:THE ART OF LOVING Source: THE ART OF LOVING
“The very act of creation requires such focused concentration that vast areas of knowledge may be completely overlooked. Well, so what? There is no evidence that generalized skills are in any way superior to specialized brilliance.” WayWellsMayCreationSkillsEvidenceAreasFocusedSuperiorsConcentrationBrillianceOverlooked Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues