8 Quotes & Sayings By Jonathan Maas

Jonathan Maas is a writer, editor, and entrepreneur. He has been a contributor to the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal. His short fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Ploughshares, Zoetrope: All-Story, and Takimag. His first novel, A Map for Wretches, won the 2014 Independent Publishers Award for Best Debut Novel from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Read more

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

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To lead by force all you need is a greater army, but to lead by example, to be a city on a hill, you need an uncompromising respect for basic dignity. And you don't gain either of those things by breeding monsters in dungeons. Jonathan Maas
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Delight is all around us you know, from the food we eat, to the night sky, to the dreams we have. It surrounds us with every moment, you just have to stop and take it in whenever you can. Jonathan Maas
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I know precisely what honor is, Heracles. Honor is the artifice kings sell the peasants’ sons so that they may fight and die without pay. Honor is what drives a peaceful man to bloody vengeance. Honor is what drove the Celts to behead the children of the Apache Courts.- The Egyptian God Bes Jonathan Maas
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The only thing you really need to be a writer is time. Regular, consistent time, quality time when you're not tired. I write on the bus to and from work, that's my time, 1 or 2 hours every single day. Make the time, keep at it, and you'll be a real writer before you know it. Jonathan Maas
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I know precisely what honor is, Heracles. Honor is the artifice kings sell the peasants’ sons so that they may fight and die without pay. Honor is what drives a peaceful man to bloody vengeance. Honor is what drove the Celts to behead the children of the Apache Courts.- (The Egyptian God) Bes Jonathan Maas
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An awareness of mortality is a heavy price to pay for sentience Jonathan Maas
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I'll investigate, but I've still got to be cautious, because a monster in one's lap isn't always a good thing. Jonathan Maas