Brandon Mull Quotes
Being smart can make happiness elusive. Being REALLY smart can help you find it in more places than most.
Quotes to Explore
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.
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All of Hollywood was convinced that 'Gone with the Wind' would be a colossal disaster and rather hoped it would be.
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Hats look exactly the same. There's no difference between The Writing Hat and The Acting Hat.
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Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment.
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Sometimes I write about my own life. And sometimes I write about situations I see my friends going through. Sometimes I write about a scene I saw in a movie. I take inspiration from all different places.
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Better a decent remake than a bad original, don't you think?
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I regret all of my books.
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I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences.
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I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.
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The mystery of the soul is like that of a closed door. When you open it, you see something which was not there before.
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I am a writer. Being critical is a writer's responsibility.
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Every sport has its dangers. I've been pretty lucky, knock on wood. But I've had really confident, brave and smart horses growing up, which I think is important when you're young. You are working with massive animals over big fences, and especially at this top level, there is really no room for error.
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You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.
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I am a person beset with fears, and one of my fears is that this thing that I will be writing for five years won't work. And the likelihood, of course, is that it won't - and that's fine.
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Being smart can make happiness elusive. Being REALLY smart can help you find it in more places than most.
