Carl Henegan Quotes

#1. Thriller writers see a rose colored world through dark tinted glasses.

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#2. Only internal bliss is perpetual, nothing else is created to last. That's why God lives within us and all storms pass

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#3. Time passes at the same speed until romance enters. From that very second the priceless commodity becomes erratic and unstable by accelerating whenever they are together and slowing to an excruciating crawl whenever they are apart.

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#4. An author simply comes up with a hypothetical question, and then spends eight months and 80 thousands words to come up with a believable lie to answer it

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#5. Aside from a very select few, there are no overnight success stories. Most of the time that single step took a thousand miles to get to it.

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#6. Life is a great novel, discovering your calling is the far better sequel

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#7. Genius and insanity are fraternal twins.

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#8. God loves us so much that he doesn't let us live forever so we can stop making mistakes

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#9. Time is the hole in filter of life. It is just large enough to allow the ones that don't fit in to fall through, but small enough to catch the ones that belong to remain

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#10. There is a brilliant novel in all of us. Some imagine it ... others live it. Authors dwell in an auspicious life by having the ability to fuse the two.

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#11. Remain assiduously stubborn with your positive thinking, sooner or later the world around you will give up and let you have your way

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#12. There is never a restless night for the dark soul. They sleep well within a destiny sealed and accepted in trade for the spoils of the earth

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#13. Once you are truly seduced by profession of writing, you clock in one time ... and never clock out. You dwell in a creative space with the pure joy of embracing the very moment that mystifies others because no vacation is ever taken or desired. Perfecting your craft is your calm.

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#14. The trick in minimizing dark moments, no matter how tragic they may be, is to have ambitions placed far beyond them.

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#15. When their eyes connected she tilted her head slightly ... paused, and smiled. It was as if she needed to see him at a different angle to insure that her instant desire wasn't a vanishing mirage

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#16. Chances are like criticism; few like to take it, some love to give it, yet most never see it.

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#17. Be not discourage when others are unable to see the heights of your vision, God will placed you on His shoulders long before they are hoisting you on theirs.

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#18. When writing fiction, you learn to only put things and characters in, that are going to progress your story. There is something to be learned about that approach in real life

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#19. The social network, the only place that doesn't physically exist but u can still live vicariously through someone who is only virtual.

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#20. There is no better life coach than LIFE, you attend class everyday, all you have to do is listen to the message

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#21. Growth dwells not in standing one's ground, anyone can do that. Personal growth comes from reaching past insecurities with a sincere effort to acquire an understanding that does not mirror your own.

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#22. The true magic of novels dwells within us individually. Each reader will interpret every single character, scene, and metaphor in a slightly different way

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#23. A fiction writer is nothing more then the ambassador of an alternative world of their own design. Their success dwells in how many people their work entices to relocate

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#24. I find it boring and a waste of time debating other people's opinions, however challenging my own is always intriguing and there is where I inevitably discover growth.

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#25. I consider myself a synthetic thinker in a virtual domain therefore if I'm way off there is no solid foundation or reference for authentic stupidity.

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#26. It is far too easy to discover complacency in mediocrity. Success is rooted in extreme ambition, implanted by divine guidance, and is achieved long before others are able to see it. Surprise them all, but you know this ... you are already there.

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#27. Emotions retain a timeless photographic memory. Good or bad, you can never forget how a person makes you feel.

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#28. No matter what your origin or beliefs, rather adolescent or full grown. Thoughts are scribed in pencil but actions are carved in stone

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#29. The definition of brilliance is redoing failures different each time and expecting successful results.

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#30. When you can't understand the negativity, doubt, or lack of support directed at you just remember this. They are not looking at you ... they are looking in the mirror. After that the true clarity of their self-doubt will emerge.

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#31. Once you realize that the imagination is non-fiction, the world is yours

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#32. When you have a person in your life who effortlessly make you feel like the most magnificent entity in the universe, there is only one other who has the power of making you feel less than nothing. Ironically enough, it is always that very same individual.

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#33. Artist paint images unseen, musicians create sounds that emerge from silence, and authors write from a synthetic point of view about a world that can never exist.

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#34. Choose your friends carefully but don't worry about your enemies, they will choose you

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#35. You don't need a time machine to live in the moment.

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#36. Want to know where you truly stand with someone? Follow their time and see how much you are already there

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#37. Life is all about dancing freely while the music is still playing, but remaining optimistic about the next song. If you're lucky, someone will expectantly join in and mimic your moves in perfect timing as if the two of you had been dancing together all of your live.

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#38. The bitter soul is forever tortured by darkness left undone

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#39. Want to know what it feels like when your soul bleeds? Write a novel.

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#40. There is an awkward silence that overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of unknown but always desired.

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#41. No matter where you are located we all live in a karma induced state.

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#42. There will come a point when you tear up from the persistent acts of your enemies because you can actually feel the debilitating depression that must dwell within them.

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#43. We are all born with infinite wisdom at our fingertips. All you have to do is approach every disagreement, debate, and alternative view of your core beliefs with the sincere and soul honest desire of being proved partially or completely incorrect

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#44. Every moment is precious, even the ones behind me that I often reflect upon with a reserved smile. However ... I seldom look back, only forward in anticipation of the next greater now.

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#45. When you are touched by a calling, answer on the first ring. As time passes the volume decreases until it is silenced forever by our allotted time.

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#46. Strangers are never seen through a window. When our eyes are cast upon another, we are in fact gazing into the depths of a mirror. If you truly desire to understand how you feel about yourself, just take an honest look at how you view the world around you.

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#47. Writing is a lot like life, the more you learn the more you realize that you don't have a clue

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#48. Push yourself to the brink of exhaustion into the crossroads of excitement and anxiety. Embrace the risks taken, and never acknowledge the shadows of doubt that stretch across your path. It is only there where you will discover a personal success that exceeds the pictures painted in your dreams

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#49. An author never lies. We do, however tend to speak in a fictional prose.

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#50. True wisdom dwells in the ability to remain constantly aware of that in which we have no practical knowledge of

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#51. Venture deep into the wilderness of lost thought to the point that you physically shiver with apprehension, and there you will find creativity

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#52. I don't just want a gripping story line. I shoot for the three dimensional literary Braille to a silent Scorsese movie

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#53. As a self described idealistic I never consider myself as single. I like to say that I'm in between romances at the moment.

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#54. All authors go to heaven; we have paid our dues on earth by choosing to the hellish career of writing

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#55. An adamant silence overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of an indefinable unknown, unconsciously desired.

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#56. Wake up each day with the glorious sensation of something to strive for and get one step closer to then, inspire another to do the same. You will NEVER have a bad day.

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#57. My view on writers? We all have the same shovels, but never dig in the same places or to the exact same depth

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#58. Writing a complete novel is time consuming, frustrating, nerve wrecking, and most of the time your work is under valued, under appreciated, and taken for granted. So why do authors do it? Because not writing at all, feels far worse.

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#59. Thank God for all of your short comings because it gives the people who don't belong in your life something to hang their insecurities on as they drift away in a cloud of delusional perfection.

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#60. Adversity is a mirage. People, situations, and relationships sometimes change for the worst but inevitably clear a path for far better replacements. The continued journey will always find bliss.

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#61. Life was so simple when apples and blackberries were fruit, a tweet was the sound of nature, and facebooks were photo albums

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