Winston Churchill: You can not reason with a Tiger when your head is in its mouth. —Darkest Hour, 2017 Churchill’s Daily Routine Churchill awoke about 7:30 a.m. and remained in bed for a substantial breakfast and reading of mail and all the national newspapers. For the next couple of hours, still in bed, he worked, dictating to his secretaries…. View Post
Gil: Would you read it? Ernest Hemingway: Your novel? Gil: Yeah, it’s about 400 pages long, and I’m just looking for an opinion. Ernest Hemingway: My opinion is I hate it. Gil: Well you haven’t even read it yet. Ernest Hemingway: If it’s bad, I’ll hate it because I hate bad writing, and if it’s good, I’ll be envious and… View Post
Bill Oakland: Well, I’m guilty of a crime that I would never forgive someone else for committing. I judged the book by its cover and I misjudged you. And in spite of your ridiculously oversized diamond ring, I was wrong about you. You are not at all what I thought you were. Suzanne Dutchman: Well, I actually misjudged you as well. I… View Post
Bob Proctor: You’re getting exactly what you’re feeling about, not so much what you’re thinking about. -The Secret, 2016. Perhaps you don’t believe in it. Perhaps you don’t understand it. It doesn’t matter. It works because it’s a law of nature. The Law of Attraction: Definition The Law of Attraction says that you will attract into your life… View Post
[first lines] Brian: Some of the best writing in New York won’t be found in books, or movies, or plays, but on the benches of Central Park. Read the benches, and you understand. —5 to 7, 2014. WRITING Three Powerful Techniques To Harness A Reader’s Curiosity | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® 6 Revealing Characterization Questions to Get to Know Your… View Post
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? Mitch: No. What? Curly: This. [He holds up one finger.] Mitch: Your finger? Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else don’t mean sh*t. Mitch: That’s great, but what’s “the one thing”? Curly: That’s what you’ve got to figure out. —City Slickers, 1991. We… View Post
Bill: When I started to follow people, specific people, when I selected a person to follow, that’s when the trouble started. -Following, 1998. WRITING The Innovative, Intuitive Way to Organize Your Novel’s Scenes | Live Write Thrive How to Write a Bestseller: 747 No. 1 Novels | Now Novel Grip-Lit: Five Elements Your Story Must Include If You’re Writing… View Post
