#hers

Don't write the book you think publishers want to commission. Plenty of other writers will be doing the same thing. ↗

— Louise Brown

#commission #doing #other #plenty #publishers

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ↗

— Buddha

#envies #envy #mind #nor #obtain

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them. ↗

— Jimmy Buffett

#better #certain #find #i #i believe

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine. ↗

— Tory Burch

#giving #greatest #others #recognizing #shine

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. ↗

— John Burroughs

#easily #however #like #men #more

You have to give kids things they're interested in reading. That's what teachers do who are engaged in what their students want. ↗

— Jenna Bush

#give #interested #kids #reading #students

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#each #every #every man #forefathers #heaven

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#compromise #fall #get #herself #impossible

What is right for one soul may not be right for another. It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others. ↗

— Eileen Caddy

#eyes #having #may #mean #others

You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own. ↗

— Mark Caine

#enough #live #other #others #own