#raft

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#art #away #craft #desire #end

Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when the Cubans had missiles in the Canal and Kennedy made the extension, I was one of the ones who had enough time to be extended. ↗

— Edwin Starr

#cause #cubans #done #draft #enough

I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft. ↗

— Leroy Chiao

#continue #fly #flying #i #loved

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#lies #secrets #statecraft #study #study history

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone. ↗

— Camille Claudel

#am #any #character #crafty #deceived

I'm working on a new novel, in its 3rd draft, but it's hard to write while doing 7th Heaven. ↗

— Stephen Collins

#draft #hard #heaven #i #new

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#always #compound #drafts #draws #due

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#close #craft #criminal #criminal justice #criminal justice system

I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft. ↗

— Christopher Cross

#dent #huge #i #i think #mtv

You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be. ↗

— Christopher Cross

#hone #just #may #want #whatever