“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”
Source: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Jack Johnson (musician) (1975) American musician
Sexy Plexi.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)
Garin Nugroho (1961) Indonesian director
As quoted in the Jakarta Globe http://www.jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/features/legendary-director-garin-nugroho-shares-insights-experiences-singapore-masterclass/, Singapore International Film Festival (March 12, 2017)
“A skilled soldier kills your enemies, but a skilled duelist kills your allies.”
Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA
Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000)
“Sticks and stones will break your bones, but failure will get you killed.”
Laurell K. Hamilton book Narcissus in Chains
Source: Narcissus in Chains
“Do not kill your ego and do not let your ego to kill you. Control your ego and rule over it.”
Elia M. Ramollah (1973) founder and leader of the El Yasin Community
Flow of Divine Guidance (vol.1)
“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.”
Philip G. Zimbardo book The Lucifer Effect
Source: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil