Recent content by Paul Whybrow

There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book takes the reader into a new world of experience; it is an experiment. A bad book, unless the writing...

“Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” Noam Shpancer, PhD

“Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” Noam Shpancer, PhD

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great singular power of self-respect. Joan Didion

Imagine reading a book, and there is no way to go back to the previous pages. How careful will you read it? That's Life. Anonymous

As a child I was taught that to tell the truth was often painful. As an adult I have learned that not to tell the truth is more painful, and that the fear of telling the truth -- whatever the truth may be -- that fear is the most painful sensation of a moral life. June Jordan

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Jim Carrey

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore

“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture on the verge of descending into barbarism.” Hannah Arendt

Literature can allow us to experience the best side of humankind, where instead of giving up, we struggle desperately in the ruins for love, connection and hope. Caroline Leavitt

That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something. Meredith Monk

A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing. Don Roff

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade. Noel Coward

Two Cures for Love Don’t see him. Don’t phone or write a letter. The easy way: get to know him better. Wendy Cope

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do. Carl Jung Carl Jung - Wikipedia