I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not to hang around waiting for it. Inspiration is merely a pretty phrase for the zest to work. And it can be cultivated by anyone who has the patience to try. Inspiration that will not come at its possessor's summons is like a dog that cannot be trained to obey. The sooner both are gotten rid of, the better.
I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not to hang around waiting… - Albert Payson Terhune
I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not to hang around waiting…
- Albert Payson Terhune
Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times, to a sembla… - Albert Payson Terhune
Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times, to a sembla…
Any man with money to make the purchase may become a dog's owner. But no man --spend he ever so much coin and food and tact in the effort-- may becom… - Albert Payson Terhune
Any man with money to make the purchase may become a dog's owner. But no man --spend he ever so much coin and food and tact in the effort-- may becom…
Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger. - Albert Payson Terhune
Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger.
Win without boasting. Lose without excuse. - Albert Payson Terhune
Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.
When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through. - Albert Payson Terhune
When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.
No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog. - Albert Payson Terhune
No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog.
The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort of the library fire and leave his master t… - Albert Payson Terhune
The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort of the library fire and leave his master t…
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