Quotations for Writers

All nature is but art

unknown to thee,

All chance,

direction which thou canst not see;

All discord,

harmony not understood;

All partial evil,

universal good;

And, spite of pride,

in erring reason’s spite,

One truth is clear,

Whatever is, is right.

Alexander Pope

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I know of no more

encouraging fact

than the unquestionable

ability of man

to elevate his life

by conscious endeavor.

Thoreau

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‘Tis the good reader

that makes the good book;

in every book he finds passages which

seem to be confidences or asides

hidden from all else

and unmistakably meant for his ear;

the profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader;

the profoundest thought or passion

sleeps as in a mine,

until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart.

Emerson

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Everyone has talent.

What is rare is the courage

to follow the talent to the

dark place where it leads.

Erica Jong

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*These quotations were taken from the books You Can’t Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought by John-Roger & Peter McWilliams and Life 101 by Peter McWilliams.