#my

My whole life experience feeds into my writing. I think that must be true for every writer. Clearly the Army and combat were major influences; just the same, you need to understand that many of the writers we have now couldn't load a revolver. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#be true #clearly #combat #every #experience

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#good #life #like #make #mistakes

I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#find #getting #i #imposing #judgements

I am trying to be a good person. I am trying to be myself, and if nobody likes me for me, that is their problem. ↗

— Evan Rachel Wood

#good #good person #i #i am #likes

I've made my own music, and the way I've always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there. ↗

— Evan Rachel Wood

#billie #billie holiday #described #electric #electric guitar

A tree is an incomprehensible mystery. ↗

— Jim Woodring

#mystery #tree

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations. ↗

— John Wycliffe

#higher #hill #life #loftier #stronger

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#carole #good #hope #i #i am

Collin Jackson was a little before my time and he was a really good athlete. I've raced with him, but he's now retired. He's a really good role model and someone that I've learnt a lot from. ↗

— Liu Xiang

#before #good #him #i #jackson

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life. ↗

— Mo Yan

#circumstances #difficult #difficult circumstances #i #i think