“Organization can become a cleverly disguised form of distraction.”
-Ryder Carroll in The Bullet Journal Method
Quotes
Strangeness
Strangeness is the one quality in fiction that cannot be faked.
-John Gardner
(On Becoming a Novelist)
Courage is Faith
“What it takes for someone to stand his ground when he is scared to death is an act of faith. Faith is an act of surrender, not to the challenge, but to the spirit in whom we put our trust to face the challenge with us and to take care of us no matter the outcome.”
-Peter Dunne (Emotional Structure)
Plot and Story
“Plot is what happens. Story is what it does to the who it happens to.”
“The work of the plot is to offer situations in which the story can be told. The work of the story is to give value and meaning to the plot.”
-Peter Dunne (Emotional Structure)
Behave Yourself
If you don’t behave as you believe, you will end up believing as you behave.
-Fulton J. Sheen
Failure Rate
If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.
-Thomas Watson (Founder of IBM)