James Patrick Kelly famous quotes

Last updated: Jul 22, 2024

  • The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large.

  • To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.

  • The way to recover the meaning of life and the worthwhileness of life is to recover the power of experience, to have impulse voices from within, and to be able to hear these impulse voices from within — and make the point: This can be done.

  • This is our festival and on this day we are all Indians. We celebrate the festival by maintaining the spirit of brotherhood.

  • To contemplate a thing implies maintaining oneself OUTSIDE it, resolved to keep a distance between it and ourselves.

  • Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

  • I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

  • The growth that an artist seeks is a fine combination of mastering craft, garnering an audience, maintaining one's mental health, and working mightily from a ever-expanding base of experience.

  • Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.

  • The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!