9 Quotes & Sayings By Donald Kingsbury

Donald Kingsbury is a professional writer, editor and publisher. He is the author of the bestselling novel, The Drowning Hope, which was recently made into a movie starring Jason Biggs and Thomas Ian Nicholas from American Pie. He is also the author of the book, The Third Door, a mystery novel that will be released in November 2011. He has been a freelance writer since 1992 Read more

His articles have appeared in publications such as "GQ", "Reader's Digest", "Fortune", "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "The Los Angeles Times", and several other national publications. He has been published in "Writer's Digest", "Writer's Market", and other industry guides.

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For a purpose without reason Donald Kingsbury
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One cannot take a coward on dangerous missions or trust one’s fortune to a fool. How then are cowards and fools to be employed? Donald Kingsbury
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A woman stood in front of her with the peculiar poise that comes before the discovery of age and after the loss of innocence. Donald Kingsbury
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A man who never makes mistakes has long since ceased to do anything new. A man who is always making mistakes is a doomed man with swollen ambitions. But he who judiciously salts success with mistake is the rapid learner. Donald Kingsbury
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He had the beginning of wrinkles and the easy manner of one who has already made his mistakes. Donald Kingsbury
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Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back. Sometimes the problem has mutated or disappeared. Often it is still there as strong as it ever was. Donald Kingsbury
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Contradictions do not perplex the logician. They arise because there are more rules to an open game than can be known. Donald Kingsbury
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[O]ld enough to be wise yet young enough to be willing to partake in an arduous crusade. Donald Kingsbury