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The pen, a double-edged mystery: cuts the writer, heals the reader.

The pen is mightier than the sword unless it's a real sword in which case the guy with the pen should run away fast.

The people I've known who wanted to become writers, knowing what it meant, did become writers.

The pen is mightier than the sword as long as it doesn't run out of ink.

The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve.

The pen to a writer is like a cigarette to a smoker; they need it to take the edge off.

The perfect song neither ends nor begins. It is always playing. Remember to stop and listen.

(the pharmakon is neither remedy now poison, neither good nor evil, neither the inside nor the outside, neither speech nor writing; the supplement is neither a plus nor a minus, neither an outside nor the complement of an inside, neither accident nor essence, etc.; the hymen is neither confusion nor distinction, neither identity nor difference, neither consummation nor virginity, neither the veil nor unveiling, neither the inside nor the outside, etc.; the gram is neither a signifier nor a signified, neither a sign nor a thing, neither a presence nor an absence, neither a position nor a negation, etc.; spacing is neither space nor time; the incision is neither the incised integrity of a beginning, or of a simple cutting into, nor simple secondarity. Neither/nor, that is, simultaneously either or; the mark is also the marginal limit, the march, etc.)

The personal screenplay- where you dive into the terrifying depths of your soul, unearth the most intimate details about yourself, and put it on paper for the world to see. Proceed with caution, for madness lies ahead.

The poet writes the history of his own body.

The planet you inhabit is a single plane of infinite dimensions, stretched like a guitar string, and standing before you like a concubine waiting for your command.

The pleasure of this kind of narrative is not that we think we are reading about the real world (although the story usually does map onto our world fairly closely), but rather that the wings of symmetry are unfolding around us; briefly we are on a planet where, as E.M. Forster says, there are no secrets and human behavior makes sense. I call this 'fiction.

The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals

The power of classical music turns my words into fire.

THE POLITICIAN If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish! CATHERINE Especially since you can't rob the people anyway. THE POLITICIAN Sure...How was that? CATHERINE What you rob, you spend. And what you spend goes back to the people. So where's the robbery? I read that in one of my father's books. THE POLITICIAN That book should be in every home!

The power of fiction is a great thing. But, after all, reality is just a little more important.

The power of the journalist is great, but he is entitled neither to respect nor admiration because of that power unless it is used aright.

The presence of crisis does not prove the absence of God. I think in time of crisis Christians should rise up and point to the world on something bigger. The crisis is an opportunity for us to proclaim to the children of darkness what we proclaim in the light.

The power of the written word goes way beyond the page on which it is written

The power of writing is phenomenal.

The present is never tidy, or certain, or reasonable, and those who try to make it so once it becomes the past succeed only in making it seem implausible.

THE POWER OF LOVE : "ប្រាជ្ញាជីវិត" សៀវភៅដំបូង តែក្របនេះបោះពុម្ពលើកទី ៧ ហើយ។ ក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលា សំណួរដំបូងរបស់សិក្ខាកាមដែលគុំចង់សួរមកយូរហើយគឺ តើលោកគ្រូធ្វើដូចម្តេចខ្លះទើបទទួលជោគជ័យជាអ្នកនិពន្ធ? ខ្ញុំឆ្លើយថា ខ្ញុំអត់ដឹងទេ គឺវាកើតឡើងដោយធម្មជាតិ តែខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែចាំថា ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់សៀវភៅលើសពីអ្វីទាំងអស់ សូម្បីតែសម័យប៉ុលពតដែលជន្លៀសខ្ញុំឲ្យទៅនៅស្រែក៏ខ្ញុំឆ្លៀតប្រមូលសៀវភៅដាក់តាមខ្លួនរហូតដល់មួយបាវ(ព្រោះពីដំបូងមិនបានដឹងថាគេចង់កម្ទេចពួកសិស្សក្បាលរឹងឯណា តែក្រោយមកទើបភ័យខ្លួនក៏យកសៀវភៅទៅកប់ដី ហើយក៏ក្លាយជាចំណីកណ្តៀរអស់ទៅ) ក្រោយមកទៀត ក្នុងជីវិតរបស់ខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំមិនដែលស្តាយលុយក្នុងការទិញសៀវភៅទេ ខ្ញុំសុខចិត្តអត់អ្វីផ្សេងលើកលែងតែបាយ (ប្រិយមិត្តអាចចោទខ្ញុំបាន ព្រោះខ្ញុំជាអ្នកលក់សៀវភៅ) បន្ទាប់មកខ្ញុំក៏សន្និដ្ឋានថា ជំហានទីមួយ គឺការស្រឡាញ់ការអាន អានដើម្បីក្រេបយកចំណេះពីសៀវភៅ ការតស៊ូអានដើម្បីសាងជីវិតខ្លួនឯងនេះហើយទើបធ្វើឲ្យយើងមានទិន្នន័យជាច្រើននៅក្នុងខួរក្បាល ហើយយើងមានទំនុកចិត្តថា បើគំនិតទាំងនោះវាជួយខ្លួនយើងបានហើយ ដូច្នេះវាក៏នឹងអាចជួយអ្នកដទៃបានដូចគ្នា បើសៀវភៅវាជាដុំមាសសម្រាប់ខ្លួនយើងបាន វាក៏អាចក្លាយជាដុំមាសសម្រាប់អ្នកអានបានដូចគ្នា ដូច្នេះហើយទើបខ្ញុំមានជំនឿថា សៀវភៅនេះមិនចោលលុយទេ ទោះមានបណ្ណាគារជាច្រើនប្រកែកមិនព្រមទទួលក៏ដោយ។ ទីបំផុតអ្នកអានក៏ចាប់ផ្តើមដឹងថាវាជាដុំមាសបន្តិចម្តងៗ។ មានវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិតម្នាក់នៅទួលសង្កែ ដែលខ្ញុំបានជូនសៀវភៅគាត់មួយក្បាល ក្រោយមកគាត់បានប្រាប់ខ្ញុំថា "បងឲ្យសៀវភៅខ្ញុំមួយក្បាលនេះមានតម្លៃថ្លៃលើសពី ១០០០ ដុល្លារទៅទៀត" ។ គឺសៀវភៅមួយនេះហើយដែលនាំឲ្យកើតមានសៀវភៅក្រោយៗជាបន្តរហូតមកដល់សព្វថ្ងៃ ដូច្នេះ កាលបើមានការស្រឡាញ់ជក់ចិត្តកើតឡើង មិនថាជាសៀវភៅទេ ទោះជារឿងអ្វីក៏ដោយ វានឹងជំរុញឲ្យមានការតស៊ូពុះពារកើតឡើងដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ តែខ្ញុំសូមផ្តាំទុកជាមុន បើត្រឹមតែចង់ល្បីឈ្មោះ(ដើម្បីអត្តាផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន) ដោយគ្មានក្តីស្រឡាញ់ នោះធម្មជាតិនឹងមិនអាចជួយរុញច្រានយើងបានឡើយ។ តាមពិតក្នុងវិថីឈានទៅរកការតែងនិពន្ធវាមានកត្តារួមផ្សំជាច្រើនទៀតដែលខ្ញុំមានអត្ថបទចំនួន ១២ ទំព័រចែកឲ្យសម្រាប់ជាការជួយណែនាំ តែរឿងសំខាន់គឺ "ក្តីស្រឡាញ់"និង "កម្រិតខ្ពស់ឬទាប" របស់វាដែលជាជំហានដំបូងនេះឯង។

The power of the pen is landmark of life.

The principles of storytelling do not change. Going home. Coming of age. Sin and redemption. The hero. The journey, The power of love. They are hardwired into us, just like our taste buds process sweet, sour, bitter, and salt. Can a new voice come up with something startling and creative and unprecedented? Absolutely. Can they invent a fifth taste? No. No, they can’t. Can they make it so we don’t like sweet anymore? No, no they can’t.

The problem with a lot of people who read only literary fiction is that they assume fantasy is just books about orcs and goblins and dragons and wizards and bullshit. And to be fair, a lot of fantasy is about that stuff. The problem with people in fantasy is they believe that literary fiction is just stories about a guy drinking tea and staring out the window at the rain while he thinks about his mother. And the truth is a lot of literary fiction is just that. Like, kind of pointless, angsty, emo, masturbatory bullshit. However, we should not be judged by our lowest common denominators. And also you should not fall prey to the fallacious thinking that literary fiction is literary and all other genres are genre. Literary fiction is a genre, and I will fight to the death anyone who denies this very self-evident truth. So, is there a lot of fantasy that is raw shit out there? Absolutely, absolutely, it’s popcorn reading at best. But you can’t deny that a lot of lit fic is also shit. 85% of everything in the world is shit. We judge by the best. And there is some truly excellent fantasy out there. For example, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Hamlet with the ghost; Macbeth, ghosts and witches; I’m also fond of the Odyessey; Most of the Pentateuch in the Old Testament, Gargantua and Pantagruel. Honestly, fantasy existed before lit fic, and if you deny those roots you’re pruning yourself so closely that you can’t help but wither and die.

The problem, as Thornton Wilder said, lies in the effort to employ the past tense in such a way that it does not rob those events of their character of having occurred in freedom.

The problem of knowledge is that there are many more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by birds and books on ornithologists written by birds

The problem with cliches is not that they contain false ideas, but rather that they are superficial articulations of very good ones. The sun is often on fire at sunset and the moon discreet, but if we keep saying this every time we encounter a sun or a moon, we will end up believing that this is the last rather than the first word to be said on the subject. Cliches are detrimental insofar as they inspire us to believe that they adequately describe a situation while merely grazing its surface.

The process of creation begins way before one starts writing.

The process of writing a book is the process of outgrowing it.

The problem with taxation is that authors can't write off whiskey as a business expense.

The process of editing a piece of writing seems sometimes a lot like natural selection. Your efforts never really eliminate the mistakes. You just cause them to evolve into a sneakier, more robust breed.

The profoundest thing writing teaches us is how much we contradict ourselves.

The purpose of a writer is to show the beauty and tragedy of life in the reader's own mirror.

The purpose of a profession is to fulfil the personal wishes of a prospect.

The proper work of a writing is truly to talk, or to reveal the truth, to some while leading others to salutary opinions; the proper work of a writing is to arouse to thinking those who are by nature fit for it; the good writing achieves its end if the reader considers carefully the ‘logographic necessity’ of every part, however small or seemingly insignificant, of the writing.

The purpose of the Sisterhood of Librarians is to keep the secret of creative juice and keep the idea of libraries alive.

The question one asks of the young writer who wants to know if he's got what it takes is this: "Is writing novels what you want to do? Really want to do?" If the young writer answers, "Yes," then all one can say is: Do it. In fact, he will anyway.

The quiet lines matter as much as the noisy ones.

The real flight of this hawk is impending. Still,this bird is yet to be tested for real. Though I have leaped over the seas, well,the entire sky is still remaining to fly. And make sure that ,i am gonna do it with all my heart and all my soul. #loveyoourlife #liveyourlife #hvFUN

The realization that failure was possible, even for me, had the effect of increasing my empathy. If life could be this harsh/grueling/boring for someone who'd had all the advantages, what must it be like for someone who hadn't? A thread of connection went out between me and everyone else. They, too, wanted to be happy. They, too, wanted to succeed. Maybe they had people they loved at home. They, too, were doing some weird uninteresting job in order to ensure the security and happiness of those beloved people of theirs, and yet...

The reading and writing of poetry has helped me navigate some of the most challenging years of my life. It has been both life-saving and life changing for me.

The real education never ends. It is a cycle of reading, thinking and writing.

The real Julian Wells didn't die in a cherry-red convertible, overdosing on a highway in Joshua Tree while a choir soared over the sound track.

The real prayer is your own soul-tending. It's not the writing that needs prayer - it's you. You need to find the center that is still and strengthening. You need to deal with whatever issue is dogging you today, whether it's anxiety about your teenager or resistance to the topic you are trying to write.

There are a lot of ways for a novelist to create suspense, but also really only two: one a trick, one an art. The trick is to keep a secret. Or many secrets, even. In Lee Child’s books, Jack Reacher always has a big mystery to crack, but there are a series of smaller mysteries in the meantime, too, a new one appearing as soon as the last is resolved. J. K. Rowling is another master of this technique — Who gave Harry that Firebolt? How is Rita Skeeter getting her info? The art, meanwhile, the thing that makes “Pride and Prejudice” so superbly suspenseful, more suspenseful than the slickest spy novel, is to write stories in which characters must make decisions. “Breaking Bad” kept a few secrets from its audience, but for the most part it was fantastically adept at forcing Walter and Jesse into choice, into action. The same is true of “Freedom,” or “My Brilliant Friend,” or “Anna Karenina,” all novels that are hard to stop reading even when it seems as if it should be easy.

[The] reader is not primarily interested in plot. He is interested in what happens because he is interested in the character it happens to. No incident has any place in the story unless it has an emotional impact on the character--and on the reader. Newbery Acceptance Speech

There are always messages, even enigmas to be searched, mysteries to be solved in all of my books. I like to puzzle readers, but I do not make so to the point of being so complex that they will lose interest in the plot. And that for me is the essence of every great literature around the world, and that’s been so for ages. (....)Some were inpired by real life characters, some other books I wrote are hybrid fiction/non-fiction, so I pretty much get inspired by people who have lived, and even who are still breathing among us… so don’t get discouraged if I didn’t mention your personality traits yet. I might even have your name over my books, I must some day…

The real reason for quest is always self-knowledge.

There are a million ways to create. It’s not always typing words, painting pictures, or acting in a play. And you don’t get to decide which is correct.