Recent content by Paul Whybrow

“The only way to make a spoilt machine work again is to break it down, work on its inner system and fix it again. Screw out the bolts of your life, examine and work on yourself, fix your life again and get going.” Israelmore Ayivor

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. Ogden Nash

A large social-media presence is important because it's one of the last ways to conduct cost-effective marketing. Everything else involves buying eyeballs and ears. Social media enables a small business to earn eyeballs and ears. Guy Kawasaki

"In these times, telling stories about kindness, the importance of inclusion and acceptance isn't just 'nice', it's essential." Jessica Swale

"I have this weird obsession about buying books and looking at them with a smile, even if I won't read them soon. At least they are mine now." Anaïs Nin

“Beginning writers tend to be verbose. We can’t tell the difference between an essential detail and an inessential one. We’re like golden retrievers romping through Storyland, and pretty much every damn thing we see is a squirrel.” Chuck Palahniuk

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. John Hersey

It's better to be sick of life than not have a life. James Hadley Chase

Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. Don’t use no double negatives. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. William Safire

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell

Better to be a strong man with a weak point than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable than a brick without a flaw. William J. H. Boetcker

“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.” John Berger

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent. Steve Martin

“We surrender the outcomes because we cannot control how people are going to respond to us and our work in the world.” Rob Bell

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else. Lawrence Durrell