Quotes by Trying The truth is that I'm never sure how any of my books will be received, and because I can be thin-skinned, I try not to read too many reviews when a book first comes out. Charles Baxter tryingbookfirsts I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet. Charles Bradlaugh christianfeettrying If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. Charles Bukowski valuable-lifetryingway not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse. Charles Bukowski writingtrying If you are going to try, go all the way or don't even start. If you follow it you will be alive with the gods. It is the only good fight there is. Charles Bukowski alivefightingtrying I got lost somehow, began staring up her legs. I was always a leg man. It was the first thing I saw when I was born. But then I was trying to get out. Ever since I have been working in the other direction and with pretty lousy luck. Charles Bukowski lucktryingmen The park grass looked greener, the park benches looked better and the flowers were trying harder. Charles Bukowski benchesflowertrying Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious. Charles Bukowski writingtryingpeople I'm going to open another vottle. not a vottle, but a bottle. you open it and I'll drink it. and you try to write as much as I did without falling off of your chair. Charles Bukowski writingtryingfall Meanwhile the 3 a.m. drunks of the world would lay in their beds, trying in vain to sleep, and deserving that rest, if they could find it. Charles Bukowski alcoholsleeptrying My flesh looked like it wasn't trying. It looked like it hated being part of me. Charles Bukowski hatedfleshtrying magic persists without us no matter what we may do to try to spoil it Charles Bukowski magicmaytrying well, i don't know about you but I'm going to try everything! War, women, travel, marriage, children, the works. [...]. I want to know about things, what makes them work! Charles Bukowski tryingwarchildren The role of the poet is almost nothing...drearily nothing. And when he steps outside of his boots and tries to get tough as our dear Ezra [Pound] did, he will get his pink little ass slapped. Charles Bukowski rolesstepstrying There are too many who reverse both the principles and the practice of the Apostles; they become all things to all men, not to serve others, but themselves; and they try all things only to hold fast that which is bad. Charles Caleb Colton practicetryingmen I like the desperado aspect of essays, the free lance, that mercenary kind of thing, so I just do it, without asking anyone's permission. I've never written a query letter, I don't pitch pieces, I have no market in mind, I don't spend any time trying to figure out where I might fit in. Charles D'Ambrosio kindmindtrying I always make special notes about evidence that contridicts me: supportive evidence I can remember without trying. Charles Darwin supportivespecialtrying Satisfy yourself beyond all doubt that you are qualified for the course to which you now aspire.....and try to achieve something in your own land before you venture on a strange one. Charles Dickens landdoubttrying Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason Charles Dickens disabilitygood-friendtrying Try to do unto others as you would have them do to you, and do not be discouraged if they fail sometimes. It is much better that they should fail than you should. Charles Dickens failingtryingsometimes«124125126127128129130131132133134»
