Jim Quotes
Writing is not always a writer's playtime. It's actually a work in progress. Few understand this and mistakenly believe we're wasting time. But it's never a waste of time when doing what you love.
Regret is more than inevitable, it's a constant companion. A relationship that becomes comfortable. Regret never wants to break up.
One must speak in such a way that although someone else, or many others, or an infinite number of people have said it before, it seems as though you said it first.
Innovative ideas aren't generated in structured, authoritarian environments but in an adaptive culture based on the principles of self-organization and self-discipline.
It must be tempered with discipline. Ferocity is useless unless employed in the proper place . . .
We like to control the map of our life and know everything well in advance. But faith is content just knowing that God's promise cannot fail. This, in fact, is the excitement of walking with God.
If we choose to turn left when God wants us to go right, we cannot expect God to support the plans we made on our own.
Maybe, ” he said in a slow, rural drawl, “you could explain to me why I found you in the middle of an orgy.” “Well, ” I said, “if you’re going to be in an orgy, the middle is the best spot, isn’t it.
You don't have to make fun of it.""Actually I do, " I said. "I make fun of almost everything.
With a sense of humor like that, you could make a living as a garbage man anywhere in the country.
You don’t need to understand. You need only to obey and then reap the blessings of that obedience.
Textbooks are not so much wrong as they are conventional – and an entrepreneurial idea must be contrarian.
Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead, " I said solemnly, "and frosting of white.
Religious fervor has been known to lead mankind down some pretty disastrous paths in the past.
Pop music is like an auditory cup of coffee. It has no nutritional value but it gets you going.
You will never be a leader in any area of your life if you are not a reader in those areas of life.
I know you haven't burned down any buildings in a while, " she said, "but if you start feeling the need...
Fire and paper - they do not mix well, n'est pas?""Perhaps they mix too well.
Being called "dangerous" by a cat could mean a great many things, but it was generally delivered as something of a compliment.
Rowl felt sure that Bridget's fragile feelings would be crushed if he denied her the pleasure of sharing her meat with him.
He is a cat, Miss Lancaster. Asking him such questions is an exercise in futility.
When a single cat let loose a war cry, it was an unsettling sound. When two cats suddenly wailed at each other in a similar fashion, it was downright unne
He had to give humans credit where it was due - they did seem to have a knack for building interesting places for cats to explore.
...after a pointless delay for the humans to collect all their toys and keepsakes, he was able to take his rightful place in Littlemouse's arms and heard them all in the proper direction.
Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for.
Slowly, deliberately, the dog turned from the black wolf and walked toward the man. He was a dog, and dogs chose men.
Even devils should beware when bargaining with Thanos of Titan.
Back then, Billy imagined that drops of rain were unanswered prayers falling back to earth.