All great literary works ...

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
 Michael Scott

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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
 William Ellery Channing
Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
 Richard Grenier
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
 Saint Francis de Sales
For a human being, sadness is as powerful as terror. Sadness makes a warrior shed tears of blood.

Quotes from the same author

“A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all.”
 Michael Scott
We had little or no emotion. We lacked the capacity to feel fear, to experience love, to enjoy the sensations of happiness and delight.The finest warriors are not only those who do not fear, but those who are without anger.
 Michael Scott
You told me it was a mistake to fight the scarred warriors. They were the survivors.
 Michael Scott
And Prometheus was flying directly toward them. William Shakespeare shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Now, I've never been a warrior,and I know little about tactics,but shouldn't we be flying in the other direction?" They were close enough now to see the wide-eyed anpu in the nearest craft. "We will," Prometheus said. "Just as soon as the missiles explode." "Which missiles?" Shakespeare asked. "The two just behind us.
 Michael Scott
Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.
 Michael Scott