30 Quotes & Sayings By Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Katerina Stoykova Klemer is a Bulgarian-Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction books. Her novel "The Wind in the Reeds" received the J.M. Coetzee Prize for South African Literature. She is a recipient of the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book from Africa and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier.
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Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering....
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There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter...
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Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don't keep space in your head for writing, you won't write even if you have the time. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
How to Write a PoemCatch the airaround the butterfly.
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How to Write a PoemCatch the airaround the butterfly. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
My Personalityunfolding before youlike a Swiss Army knife.
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My Personalityunfolding before youlike a Swiss Army knife. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Impatience kills quickly.
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Impatience kills quickly. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be.
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Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Lineation can make your break your poems.
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Lineation can make your break your poems. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
If you don't write when you don't have time for...
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If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it.
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Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Every advantage is temporary.
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Every advantage is temporary. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
I've never heard anyone say
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I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart.
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Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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The ultimate goal of writing is forgiveness. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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So, what did you learn? Curiosity asked the Cat, thenpoked her carcass with a stick. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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The practice of forgiveness is very much like the practice of meditation. You have to do it often and persist at it in order to be any good. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Unforgiveness, splinter in your breastbone, lives there lodged like a small tree. Withers in winter, looms in spring. Its fruit is sweet on first bite, then turns into the taste of your own flesh. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Poetry is a connection to a change within you. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Be nice to your children. They may grow up to be writers. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Now we go in and take over, " answered A. "It's our duty to help these people. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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The Four Stages of Writer’s BlockW.B. Stage I: I want to write but I can’t. W. B. Stage II: I have to write but I can’t. W.B. Stage I: I don’t want to write but I have to. W. B. Stage I: I don’t have time for writing … and, honestly, I don’t feel like writing. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
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Having love and not giving it is just as difficult as not having love and needing it Katerina Stoykova Klemer