#raf

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write.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

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#enjoyable #first #last #life #moment

Cases of sickness made up a very small percentage which in my opinion was normal. However, propaganda pamphlets dropped from aircraft were telling the workers to feign illness, and detailed instructions were given to them on how to do it. ↗

— Albert Speer

#cases #detailed #dropped #feign #given

We are a very crafty family. ↗

— Tori Spelling

#family #very

I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology. ↗

— Oswald Spengler

#diplomat #dull #experimental #financier #i

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#coach #gets #i #might #regular

Oh man. If I had magic powers... I would hope that I would use them for good. I think I would. But I would do something pretty trivial like making traffic disappear. ↗

— Nick Stahl

#good #had #hope #i #i think

I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. ↗

— George Stephen

#days #draft #first #five #hours

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me. ↗

— David Ogden Stiers

#forthcoming #i #master #me #never

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft. ↗

— Brad Garrett

#i #i love #life #love #only