Scarlett Thomas (1972) British writer
Source: Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
Scarlett Thomas (1972) British writer
Source: Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
“If you live in each other's pockets long enough, you're related.”
Jodi Picoult book The Pact
Source: The Pact
“It is not enough merely to win; others must lose.”
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
Quoted by Gerard Irvine, "Antipanegyric for Tom Driberg," [memorial service for Driberg] (8 December 1976)
1970s
Variant: It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
“If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.”
Robert Capa (1913–1954) American photographer
Randy Kennedy, "The Capa Cache" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/arts/design/27kenn.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin, New York Times, Jan. 27, 2008.
“You can never be sure of anyone until you're close enough to see them clearly.”
Sarah Dessen book The Moon and More
Source: The Moon and More
Zaman Ali (1993) Pakistani philosopher
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9672842-no-one-should-need-to-be-big-enough-to-destroy