The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would show men what they are, and how they might rise, not, indeed to... →
Anthony Trollope
As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate... →
Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.
My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably... →
Joanna Trollope
I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives... →
Nobody wants to rock their own life. But, on the other hand, when your life does get rocked, it affords you a certain level of emotional honesty. It... →
Jonathan Tropper
Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which... →
Leon Trotsky
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of... →
When I started my blog, it was really this one goal - I said, 'I am not going to be famous to the world, but I could be famous to people on the... →
Mena Grabowski Trott