Kathleen Grissom quotes
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“Yet, I wondered why Marshall did not at least attempt a kiss. In many ways, his treatment of me reminded me of the way I had behaved toward the doll that Mamma Mae had given me as a child. I favored it so that I had refused myself of the joy of playing with it, daring to love it only with my eyes. But in doing so, I had denied myself its very purpose.”
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“What advice do you have for writers working on their first novels?If you feel called to write a book, consider it a gift. Look around you. What assistance is the universe offering you as support? I was given an amazing mentor, a poet, Eleanor Drewry Dolan, who taught me the importance of every word. To my utter amazement, there were times she found it necessary to consult three dictionaries to evaluate one word.”
-- Kathleen GrissomSource : Kathleen Grissom (2014). “The Kitchen House: A Novel”, p.376, Simon and Schuster
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“Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.”
-- Kathleen GrissomSource : Kathleen Grissom (2014). “The Kitchen House: A Novel”, p.376, Simon and Schuster
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“What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don’t mean nothin’. We family, carin’ for each other. Family make us strong in times of trouble. We all stick together, help each other out. That the real meanin’ of family. When you grow up, you take that family feelin’ with you.”
-- Kathleen GrissomSource : Kathleen Grissom (2014). “The Kitchen House: A Novel”, p.160, Simon and Schuster
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“Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?”
Source : Interview with Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
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Source : A.C. Grayling (2012). “Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness”, p.12, Oberon Books
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“Wild Eyes was built for speed and I was flying down walls of water twenty and thirty feet high.”
Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc
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