Michael Scott
Michael Scott
change guy may
What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.
ignored mystery wonder
And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.
memories taken age
I wanted to be a librarian from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are being taken to the local library. I ended up working as a bookseller. Becoming a writer was the logical offshoot of being a reader.
ideas advice mars
Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t.
looks knows ifs
There is always something to see, if you only know how to look.
clever lying men
Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth.
book reading writing
I'm always reading. Here's where an ebook reader really comes into its own. When I travel, it allows me to carry a huge chunk of my library with me. Usually, when I am writing one project, I am researching the next or beginning to pull together the material for the book after that.
truth-is dangerous dangerous-things
But the truth is a double-edged sword; it is a dangerous thing.
want surprise sometimes
We do not always get what we want. Sometimes life presents us with surprises.
war men honor
There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in battle. And there was always honor to be found in standing for a just cause and defending the defenseless.
jobs writing best-job
When it is going well, it is the best job [writing] in the world. For those few hours, you are god, in control of everything. However, for me, the great joy of writing is that it has allowed me to travel the world in search of stories.
hate i-hate leprechaun
Perenelle shuddered. "You know I hate leprechauns more than almost anything.
heart doubt sound
When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true
moving character ideas
Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.