WIST Quotations

Serling, Rod -- “Rod Serling: The Facts of Life,” Interview with Linda Brevelle (4 Mar 1975)

Dave — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:08:23 +0000

There are millions of ways to not be writing.

Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator
“Rod Serling: The Facts of Life,” Interview with Linda Brevelle (4 Mar 1975)
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Osler, William -- Counsels and Ideals from the Writings of William Osler (1905)

Dave — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:44:42 +0000

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate the gift of taciturnity and consume your own smoke with an extra draught of hard work, so that those about you may not be annoyed with the dust and soot of your complaints.

Sir William Osler (1849–1919) Canadian physician
Counsels and Ideals from the Writings of William Osler (1905)

Pratchett, Terry -- Post, alt.fan.pratchett (14 Jun 1998)

Dave — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:35:23 +0000

Too many people want to have written.

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Post, alt.fan.pratchett (14 Jun 1998)
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See Parker.