“The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up.”― Albert Einstein Photo by Hybrid on Unsplash Some people might not believe this quote, and I can see how. A lot of times we can be self-centered, so we wouldn't think that cheering someone else up would make us happy. Or maybe … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 4/3/2022
“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone - you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.”― Alyson Noel, Evermore Drawing: © JBH 2019 | Photo: © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} 2019 One of the losses that hit … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 3/27/2022
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”― George R.R. Martin © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} I completely agree with this one. I often lose sleep because of books, as I'm sure most of us have. Some of my bookish memories are ones where a book kept me up late at night because … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 3/20/2022
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”― Stephen King © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} I've never read any of Stephen King's fiction books (I'm not a horror person) but even without having read his books, I know that this guy knows … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/27/2022
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} There are so many good quotes from this series, but this one really applies with daily life. One of … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/20/2022
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”― Oscar Wilde © 2016 T.K. {Genie in a Novel} So many of us wonder what our lives would be like if we were just a little different. A little more athletic. More creative. Less of a disorganized mess. Less sensitive. Some of those things we can change. After all, … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/13/2022
“Do, or do not. There is no try.”- Yoda © Photo by D A V I D S O N L U N A on Unsplash This is the only Star Wars quote that my mom will actually use on me. Whenever I say "I'll try" to something that I'm going to do, she'll say … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 2/6/2022
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”- Albert Einstein © Everton Vila, Unsplash Life gets hard. We face struggles every day; some minor, some major. And sometimes it seems like we just want to throw in the towel. The thing is, things aren't always bad in life. It … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/30/2022
“The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone © 2021 Genie in a Novel This quote is striking because you always think of the truth as a good thing. After all, we're always told that the truth will … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/23/2022
“Fiction was fine, but real life was the true freak show.”- Mary H.K. Choi, Emergency Contact © 2020 Genie in a Novel Instagram I mean, how true is this quote? Especially over the past two years. I never in my wildest dreams thought we'd be in the state we are now with this virus running … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/16/2022
“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”- Jack London The main reason I want this to be my first Quote of the Week for 2022 is because I want to push myself back into writing. I've taken a hiatus from serious writing over the past couple of years; … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 1/9/2022
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