#rite

From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#could #i #leaf #left #me

Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#childhood #humor #southern-authors #southern-writers #writing

She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ↗

— Colleen McCullough

#book #fortunes #fun #great #life

My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his lovely voice. ↗

— Johnny Mathis

#beautiful #cole #day #emulate #favorite

Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose. ↗

— Yukihiro Matsumoto

#choose #free #freedom #give #having

I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently. ↗

— Don Mattingly

#change #differently #head #i #i write

When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently. ↗

— Don Mattingly

#head #i #i write #note #sticks

To me, they are equally important, as they represent a certain period in my life and times. With that in mind, it really is impossible to pick favorites. ↗

— John Mayall

#equally #favorites #important #impossible #life

I have a huge Lego collection - I have a really big Lego collection. We're talking pretty darn large. I also have a huge collection of original stainless steel Thomas the Tank Engine train toys. Beautiful little trains; they're my favorite thing in the world. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#beautiful #big #collection #darn #engine

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start. ↗

— Anne McCaffrey

#electronic media #encourage #enough #get #good