#rite

Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#i #i write #problem #readers #sentimentality

My favorite sports movies, I like 'Remember the Titans' and 'Hoosiers' Jimmy Chitwood, from the corner. ↗

— Shaun Alexander

#favorite #hoosiers #i #jimmy #like

You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native writers, but Indians actually grew up with American pop culture. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#american #culture #grew #indians #know

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#hearts #keep #say #their #trying

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#aware #better #conveyed #even #fiction

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it. ↗

— Karen Allen

#anything #bad #been #crazy #does

The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all. ↗

— Al Alvarez

#better #fact #mean #ordinary #play

What type of flavor do you think I prefer?" She cocked her head. "The subtle, the delicately made. You're the type of person who wants the mystery inside the flower bud." I can still appreciate the different nuances of the stronger flavors." He studied the orchid in the center of the table. "With the very delicate, you sculpt something down to such a whisper of form, there's nothing else it can be. It's in strength you find surprises, variation. ↗

— Joey W. Hill

#marguerite #tyler #nature

My favourite plant is the foxglove. I think they are a perfect balance between being a garden plant and a wild plant, as at home in woodland as they are in a city. ↗

— Clive Anderson

#being #between #city #favourite #garden

Once you take sword in your hand, you will lose your right to talk about the peace! Man of peace and love never takes the sword in his hand! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#love