Naguib Mahfouz Novelist “When you spend time with your friends, what do you talk about? Those things which made an impression on you that day, that week ... I write stories the same way. Events at home, in school, at work, in the street, these are the bases for a story. Some experiences leave such a deep impression that instead of talking about them at the club I work them into a novel.” Writing Home School ♥ 50
Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist “Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.” Long Firsts Enough ♥ 50
Voltaire Philosopher, Writer “One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.” Should Interesting ♥ 49
Saul Bellow Novelist “When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.” Funny Humor ♥ 49
David Bowie Musician, Actor “Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much on the way out.” Way Alive Wonder ♥ 50
Sigmund Freud Neurologist, Psychoanalyst “That which we can't remember, we will repeat.” Remember Repeats ♥ 49
Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist “Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.” People Writing Creativity ♥ 49
Viktor E. Frankl Psychiatrist, Neurologist “No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.” Men Honesty Humility ♥ 49
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer “One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.” Teacher Existentialism ♥ 49
Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker “Learn to hide your need and show your skill.” Inspirational Knowledge ♥ 49
Marguerite Duras Writer, Filmmaker “I know it's not clothes that make women beautiful or otherwise, nor beauty care, nor expensive creams, nor the distinction of costliness of their finery. I know the problem lies elsewhere. I don't know where. I only know it isn't where women think.” Thinking Lying Beautiful ♥ 49
