#vice

It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#fear-and-loathing #grief #inspirational #sorrow #inspirational

I would rather be confused for 10 minutes than bored for 5 seconds. ↗

— Russell T. Davies

#inspirational #inspirational

...kapag binisita ka ng idea, gana o inspirasyon, kailangan mong itigil LAHAT ng ginagawa mo para lang di masayang ang pagkakataon. Walang “sandali lang” o “teka muna”. Dahil pag lumagpas ang maikling panahong yon, kahit mag-umpog ka ng ulo sa pader mahihirapan ka nang maghabol. ↗

— Bob Ong

#writing-advice #writing-process #inspirational

Never miss a chance...to keep your mouth shut. ↗

— Robert Newton Peck

#life #life

I go on the presumption that everyone's full of shit until proven otherwise, and this usually serves me in good stead. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#character #humor #humor-inspirational #humor

We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only that which we can do. ↗

— Theodore Guerin

#service #vocation #inspirational

Without balance, a life is no longer worth the effort. ↗

— Olen Steinhauer

#balance #effort #life #olen-steinhauer #the-tourist

Live Daringly! Give Boldly! Leave Love Everywhere You've Been! ↗

— D.J. Johnson

#love-advice #women-s-strength-inspiration #inspirational

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. (…) A good novel editor is invisible. ↗

— Terri Windling

#editing #editor #inspirational #reading #writing

You never finish writing a novel, you eventually abandon it. ↗

— Tom Winton

#for-writers #inspirational #inspirational