Speaking as a writer, I'm not interested in trends, I want to write books that are honest, with … - Susan Patron

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God is love precisely because He relentlessly pursues the praises of His name in the hearts of His people.

Susan Patron

Speaking as a writer, I'm not interested in trends, I want to write books that are honest, with characters as true to the inner world of the story as I can make them.

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It was like the moment before you open a present, still hidden inside its box and wrappings; while you're waiting to find out what it is, the eagerness and impatience and curiosity and anticipation grip you in an even stronger, more thrilling way than you feel after you find out what's inside.

Curiosity, Moment, Open, Stronger, Waiting, Way

And even if you carry a survival kit around with you at all times, it won't guarantee you'll survive. No kit in the world can protect you from all the possible bad things.

Guarantee, Guarantees, Kit, Possible, Survival, World

Adults have big, big wishes that we do not expect to come true. That is why we need so many more candles on our cakes.

Adults, Cake, Cakes, Come, Expect, Wish

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Kiersten White

Be careful. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the worst Spanish student in the history of the language. ” I laughed. “No problemo.

Careful, Language, Problemo, Students, Want, Wouldnt

Khaled Hosseini

I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and established ones, read people whose work is in the same vein as yours and those whose genre is totally different. You've heard of chain-smokers. Writers, especially beginners, need to be chain-readers. And lastly, write every day. Write about things that get under your skin and keep you up at night.

Beginners, Day, Established, Genre Is, Night, Writing

Ian Brown

We'll keep writing and if it hits our standards we'll go with it. We're not here to destroy anything. It's as precious to us as it is for someone who's followed us for years.

Hits, Precious, Standards, Writing, Years

Kanye West

I was always considered this crazy hothead kid, but I would always just go and just really break bread with someone who I respected. I will completely bow to anybody I respect.

Bread, Crazy, Kids, Respect

John Piper