25th Class Reunion Quotes

#1. Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually are. You want to escape yourself.

Mary Karr

#2. When the little boy discovered, at four, the same thing Mr. Smith had learned earlier
that only birds and planes could fly
he lost all interest in himself.

Toni Morrison

#3. [Religion is] a fantasy [and is] completely empty of any explanatory content. It is also evil.

Peter Atkins

#4. While it is true that most people never see or understand the difference they make, or sometimes only imagine their actions having a tiny effect, every single action a person takes has far-reaching consequences.

Andy Andrews

#5. being on Deep Space 9 often felt like the surreal consequences of a night spent drinking far too much copal.

Olivia Woods

#6. True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.

Ben Jonson

#7. Or was he saying, "Hi! Wanna play?" And I did. Of course I did.

Jeff Lindsay

#8. When I am working on an epic-length book, the writing process is fairly long. It takes from four to five years to get through all the drafts. The book is done when I am exhausted.

Gunter Grass