Quotes About Dedication

Whatever life you lead you must put your soul in it—to make any sort of success of it; and from the moment you do that it ceases to be romance, I assure you: it becomes grim reality!

Art is long. If we work for ourselves of course we must hurry. If we work for her we must often pause.

used to spare no pains, and I fancied her rummaging in some

She wants to be magnificent. She is, said the Colonel almost cynically. She wants--his wife now had it fast to be thoroughly superior, and she's capable of that. Of wanting to? Of carrying out her idea. And what IS her idea? To see Maggie through. Bob Assingham wondered. Through what? Through everything. She KNOWS the Prince.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: It comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

Writing is its own reward.

Were there a Christian so faithful to his God as I was to her we would all be Jesus Christ today.

For seven years I went about, day and night, with only one thing on my mind – her. Were there a Christian so faithful to his God as I was to her we would all be Jesus Christs today.

Let us do our best, even if it gets us nowhere.

When you can't create, you can work

One can sleep almost anywhere, but one must have a place to work. Even if it's not a masterpiece you're doing. Even a bad novel requires a chair to sit on and a bit of privacy.

Dormir se puede casi en cualquier parte, pero hay que tener un sitio para trabajar. Hasta una novela mala requiere una silla para sentarse y un poquito de intimidad.

If I am a hyena I am a lean and hungry one: I go forth to fatten myself.

Art consists in going the full length. If you start with the drums you have to end with dynamite, or TNT.

Zeven jaar lang heb ik dag en nacht met slechts een gedachte voor mijn geest rongelopen - haar. Als er maar een christen was die zo trouw aan zijn God was als ik aan haar, dan zouden we vandaag allemaal Jezus Christus zijn. Dag en nacht dacht ik aan haar, zelfs als ik haar bedroog.

I had to learn, as Balzac did, that one must write volumes before signing ones own name.

El amor perfecto es una especie de autodestrucción, un ausentarse de uno mismo; es una especie de muerte voluntaria en la que el amante muere para sí mismo, y para todos sus intereses, y ni siquiera piensa ni se preocupa más por ellos, y no tiene más interés que agradar y complacer al objeto de su amor.

The man God uses does not pattern his life after well-known military strategists, political figures, heroes ofthis world, or other prominent Christians. Rather, he makes an absolute commitment to pattern his life after Jesus Christ as the Master Servant.

Moody could not make himself more talented, but he could choose to be more surrendered.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

Its reward is in the doing, And the rapture of pursuing Is the prize

The heights by which great men reach are not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept went toiling upwards through the night. It may not be exact but it always how I remember it.