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Michael Winter Quotes

I’ve never in my life categorized a year of my life as good or bad. I just think I’m living a good life, warts and all Picture Quote #1

Into the Blizzard’ follows the author as he traces the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War: where they trained in Scotland, where they fought in Gallipoli and where they died at the Battle of the Somme in France Picture Quote #1

The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one’s own misery. ‘That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?’ Picture Quote #1

If you look at footage of the Newfoundland Regiment, you see they are at rest and giddy and being silly with one another. Silliness is the antidote to trench warfare Picture Quote #1

Before Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, there was the same sort of talk of young men sacrificing their lives so that a country might grow - that somehow it had been a great nation-building success for Newfoundland Picture Quote #1

A few years ago, I was trying to buy a piece of land next to a house I had in Newfoundland. I discovered that the plot had been owned by a family, and the son had gone off to World War I and been killed. It began to interest me: What would have happened on that land if the son had lived, had brought up his own family there? Picture Quote #1

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You can’t go wrong with major life and death stories when it comes to a competition, so I thought I’d have a go at writing one Picture Quote #1

If I didn’t write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea Picture Quote #1

Linda Svendsen’s ‘Marine Life’ was important. I was nearly 22. Larry Mathews discussed the book in a creative writing class. We examined her stories, figured out how they worked Picture Quote #1

I’ve grown up, luckily, with only a distant relationship to war and soldiering Picture Quote #1

We found letters at the house we bought from a sailor to his wife who lived in the house. He went down to the Caribbean on this trader vessel, bringing down salted fish. There would be handwritten letters, but also telegrams, saying which ports he was in. And he’d be gone for three months. That was just the way it is Picture Quote #1

If you are having trouble with a story, it may not be an issue with the quality of the writing - there may just be too much of it Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never in my life categorized a year of my life as good or bad. I just think I’m living a good life, warts and all. (Michael Winter Quotes) Into the Blizzard’ follows the author as he traces the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War: where they trained in Scotland, where they fought in Gallipoli and where they died at the Battle of the Somme in France. (Michael Winter Quotes) The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one’s own misery. ‘That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?’ (Michael Winter Quotes) If you look at footage of the Newfoundland Regiment, you see they are at rest and giddy and being silly with one another. Silliness is the antidote to trench warfare. (Michael Winter Quotes) Before Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, there was the same sort of talk of young men sacrificing their lives so that a country might grow - that somehow it had been a great nation-building success for Newfoundland. (Michael Winter Quotes) A few years ago, I was trying to buy a piece of land next to a house I had in Newfoundland. I discovered that the plot had been owned by a family, and the son had gone off to World War I and been killed. It began to interest me: What would have happened on that land if the son had lived, had brought up his own family there? (Michael Winter Quotes) You can’t go wrong with major life and death stories when it comes to a competition, so I thought I’d have a go at writing one. (Michael Winter Quotes) If I didn’t write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea (Michael Winter Quotes) Linda Svendsen’s ‘Marine Life’ was important. I was nearly 22. Larry Mathews discussed the book in a creative writing class. We examined her stories, figured out how they worked. (Michael Winter Quotes) I’ve grown up, luckily, with only a distant relationship to war and soldiering (Michael Winter Quotes) We found letters at the house we bought from a sailor to his wife who lived in the house. He went down to the Caribbean on this trader vessel, bringing down salted fish. There would be handwritten letters, but also telegrams, saying which ports he was in. And he’d be gone for three months. That was just the way it is. (Michael Winter Quotes) If you are having trouble with a story, it may not be an issue with the quality of the writing - there may just be too much of it. (Michael Winter Quotes)