#inspiratio

An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience, but the ways in which a story-germ uses the soil of experience are extremely complex, and attempts to define the process are at best guesses from evidence that is inadequate and ambiguous. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#tolkien #experience

Love yourself as yourself. Never work to be someone else. Its too hard to keep up. Life is easier when you love you just as you are. ↗

— Janae Marie

#life-and-experience #experience

Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of writers write because they have failed to do other things. How many writers can’t drive? A lot. They’re not practical. They are not capable in everyday life. ↗

— Ha Jin

#inspirational #practicality #inspirational

Eternity is with us, inviting our contemplation perpetually, but we are too frightened, lazy, and suspicious to respond; too arrogant to still our thought, and let divine sensation have its way. It needs industry and goodwill if we would make that transition; for the process involves a veritable spring-cleaning of the soul, a turning-out and rearrangement of our mental furniture, a wide opening of closed windows, that the notes of the wild birds beyond our garden may come to us fully charged with wonder and freshness, and drown with their music the noise of the gramaphone within. Those who do this, discover that they have lived in a stuffy world, whilst their inheritance was a world of morning-glory:where every tit-mouse is a celestial messenger, and every thrusting bud is charged with the full significance of life. ↗

— Evelyn Underhill

#inspirational

The atoms of the earth are formed inside of stars. Nothing really dies, everything is transformed. ↗

— Kelly Easton

#science #inspirational

To express yourself in a creative way you don't need structure you need an empty mind. ↗

— E'yen A. Gardner

#inspirational-life #spiritual-life #inspirational

Spirit. Approach life with genuine zeal, with vigor and energy. Walk a little faster than average. Read a little more. Try a little harder. Be enthusiastic, even about your thoughts. Give everything you do your every best effort. ↗

— Joni Hilton

#inspirational

Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear ...but because of your love. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#fear #inspirational #life-lessons-spiritual-wonder #love #motivational-quotes

All of the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#kingdom #prognostication #inspirational

Do not ridicule my effort. Everybody likes a comedian’s company. That’s why they give them tips after watching the show, not their hard earned money for a mutual fund investment. Give him tips, not your heart. I guess you understand the difference. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#inspirational #love #philosophy #youth #beauty