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Quote by Franz Kafka
Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of ones

Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself. – Franz Kafka

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In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it. – Franz Kafka

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An author plants the alphabet — and harvests flowers, nourishment, and weeds. – Terri Guillemets

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Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. – George Orwell, “Why I Write,” 1947 (Thanks, Jennifer)

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. – James Michener

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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new. – Samuel Johnson

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They never fail who die in a great cause. – Lord Byron

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Lobsters were tossed up to the men by friendly fishermen. Beer was handed up as well and kept cold in the freshwater tanks in the lighthouse. If the Coast Guard ship Sassafras was sighted heading in with an inspector on board, the brew was hidden in the rocks… – Elinor DeWire, Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

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I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness. – Ric Ocasek

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We tend to think of age only in time, but I dont think it has much to do with time at all theres a whole load of other things. Ive met 16-year-olds who are old and 90-year-olds who are young. – Roger Daltrey

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