Observant Quotes

I suppose that was an example of close attention to detail that is common to writers and artists. It is imperative, whether consciously or not, that one observe the vast as well as the infinitesimal in order to create the image or choose accurate words that ring true.

Elizabeth Winder

Lord X was a tyrant, not a revolutionary. He wanted to take over the system, not change it.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Most men would rather be shot through with a broad-headed arrow than be described by you.

Neal Stephenson

Learn to look up now and then, just in case a piano is falling from overhead.

Richelle E. Goodrich

One must always be aware, to notice—even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.

Happiness is always on the other side of being teachable.

Shannon L. Alder

Sometimes those who love most deeply can't get past the weight of their own feelings.

James L. Halperin