J.R. > J.R.'s Quotes

“Combine truth and invention for the sake of a closer approach to reality”
― Goethe Johann-Wolfga

“A writer should read until he is filled to the brim and like a pitcher which is over-filled over flows. And then he should write.”
― Charles Nodier

“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning jar. Later we'd use the matches to light our spliffs. My fingertips tapped the stem to the gizmo that dinged a bell. Nobody came out. Wrong signal, so I did two bell rings. No response prompted me to tap out a series of bell rings.”
― Ed Lynskey, Lake Charles

“The person who would like to make his dreams come true must stay awake.”
― Richard Wheeler

“You do it a day at a time. You write as well as you can, you put it in the mail, you leave it under submission, you never leave it at home." James Lee Burke”
― J.R. Lindermuth