Quotes about Nonfiction

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In his book Real Presences, George Steiner asks us to "imagine a society in which all talk about the arts, music and lit — Geoff Dyer, But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz
Adoption is a lifelong journey. It means different things to me at different times. Sometimes it is just a part of who I — Kelly DiBenedetto, Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey
At this point, I want to say point-blank what I hope is already clear: though agrarianism proposes that everybody has ag — Wendell Berry, The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays
Modern Humans have at least dealt out death fairly: We began our existence by killing each other. — Mark Lynas, The God Species
For a brief review of our history to date shows us in a very singular role:that of serial killers. — Mark Lynas, The God Species
The difference between the ordinary and extraordinary is the extra. Go the extra mile and enter your extraordinary succe — Ikechukwu Joseph, Repositioning Yourself for Greater Success
Today we say goodbye to a proud warrior. As we leave, each of us will take our members of [USS} Midway with us...you guy — XO John Schork quoted in Midway Magic, An Oral History of America's Legendary Aircraft Carrier
Some people look like they sound better than they actually sound, because they look confident and have good posture," on — Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Spiritual assets make us more resilient to the trauma and difficult experiences life inevitably throws at us.Since spiri — Daniel D. Maurer, Endure: The Power of Spiritual Assets for Resilience to Trauma & Stress
You have heroes? No? what kind of feeling exist in you? — Da Anunciação Marco
....and on occasion I like to write in pencil, because I need to know that I can erase the words, even if I never do. — Bruce Black
It ain't so easy writing about nothin — Patti Smith, M Train
This marriage had resulted from impulse: he had seen her on a high-flying swing at Tsarkoe Selo and her skirt, flared by — Robert K. Massie, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
—a knowledgeable man is a free man, or at least a man who longs for freedom. — Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Whatever you believe, and however, each of us deals with these events in our lives, one thing is for certain the truism, — Sarah Jane Butfield
In nonfiction, you have that limitation, that constraint, of telling the truth. — Peter Matthiessen