Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own, like pieces of furniture that should be judged as to their usefulness, elegance.
Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand
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Hayley Williams
When you stand on top of that mountain and you look out, you will know that you will never again look back.
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Anthony T. Hincks
To stand on a mountain top, you must first create the mountain.
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Anthony T. Hincks
We are not sheep or cows. God didn’t create fences for us or boundaries to contain our nationalities. Man did. God didn’t draw up religious barriers to separate us from each other. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Man did. And on top of that, no father would like...
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Suzy Kassem
I would rather lie facedown on the ground and use my body as a bridge, than stand proud and tall and use my body as a wall.
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Kamand Kojouri
More Quotes By F. Sionil Jose
November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the festive glow which precedes Christmas has began to brighten the landscape.
Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.
All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
I have always admired teachers because teaching, like the priesthood, medicine and writing, is a vocation. You don't become a teacher because you want wealth. It is the same with writing.
