#above

It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. ↗

— Robert South

#contract #enlarge #faculty #fancy #far

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#close #door #drafts #either #ever

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#characters #feel #i #i think #novels

East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door. ↗

— Eva Gabor

#been #door #east #first #hampton

David Bowie's my favorite musician. I love him above all, but I'm really into rap a lot right now. ↗

— Ethan Suplee

#bowie #david #favorite #him #i

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#alone #else #end #everybody #everybody else

Rise above principle and do what's right. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#principle #right #rise #rise above

I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill. ↗

— Edward Appleton

#above #enthusiasm #even #i #professional

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning. ↗

— Pat Riley

#beyond #champion #motivation #needs #winning

And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground. ↗

— Jacques Rivette

#cinema #craziest #feet #film #floating