We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there’s humanity everywhere, and that’s what I’m trying to do (Mira Nair)
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life (Karin Slaughter)
Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end
Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end (Neil Gaiman, American Gods)
Experience is true, but not the lessons it teaches
Experience is true, but not the lessons it teaches (Marty Rubin)
Just be yourself. An original is worth more than a copy
Just be yourself. An original is worth more than a copy (Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem)
The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always it seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests
The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always it seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests (Jawaharlal Nehru)
Serpent-Breath was famous…Wasp-Sting, short and lethal
Serpent-Breath was famous…Wasp-Sting, short and lethal (Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings)
Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks
Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks (Matshona Dhliwayo)
“He shrugged those broad shoulders, drawing her gaze to them. She couldn’t help but undress him with her eyes, remembering every hot inch of his naked body. Unfortunately he knew what she was doing. “”All you have to do is ask and I’ll take my clothes off
“He shrugged those broad shoulders, drawing her gaze to them. She couldn’t help but undress him with her eyes, remembering every hot inch of his naked body. Unfortunately he knew what she was doing. “”All you have to do is ask and I’ll take my clothes off (Katie Reus, Breaking Her Rules”)
If you are working with authors, you are accepting a great responsibility and must tread very carefully. The author’s work is a part of herself, a creative endeavor she has poured her heart and soul into. Protecting and nurturing that work and the author is part of the job of a publisher
If you are working with authors, you are accepting a great responsibility and must tread very carefully. The author’s work is a part of herself, a creative endeavor she has poured her heart and soul into. Protecting and nurturing that work and the author is part of the job of a publisher (Terena Scott, What You Need to Know to Be a Pro; The Business Start-Up Guide for Publishers)