Michael Scott
Michael Scott
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.
writing geography reader
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!
weakness emotion contempt
The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength.
dark virginia imagination
So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark." -Virginia Dare.
office wikipedia negotiation
Wikipedia is the best thing ever.
two
The two that are one, the one that is all!
surviving
You are not living, you are surviving.
mistake heart responsibility
Often the greatest act of courage is admitting that one has made a mistake...Follow your hearts. Protect one another, trust one another, because, at the end of the day, all of these people want something from you, or want you to do something for them, or be something that you are not. Your own responsibility is to one another.
men thinking perspective
Good or bad is a matter of perspective. I met an immortal hunami once, a man called William Shakespeare, who wrote that there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
writing done research
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.