But once an original book has been written-and no more than one or two appear in a century-men of letters imitate it, in other words, they copy it so that hundreds of thousands of books are published on exactly the same theme, with slightly different titles and modified phraseology. This should be able to be achieved by apes, who are essentially imitators, provided, of course, that they are able to make use of language.

~ Pierre Boulle

Pierre Boulle Apes Books Imitation Language Theme Writing

In every bit of honest writing in the world, there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love.

~ John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Theme Writing

Love is the theme of all religions but making it commercial is satanic”.

~ Amit Abraham

Amit Abraham Commercial Love Religion Satanic Theme

The common theme of common sense is that it’s commonly rejected as uncommonly demanding.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Craig D. Lounsbrough Acumen Choice Choices Common Sense Decide Deciding Decision Making Decisions Demand Demanding Difficult Discernment Know Knowing Knowledge Rejected Theme Wisdom

Once I realize that the tune I’m whistling in my head is the theme that’s driving my heart, I suddenly realize that the most important question I can ask is, “What are the lyrics?

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Craig D. Lounsbrough Dictate Dictates Driven Drivers Goal Goals Head Heart Influence Influenced Lyrics Motivation Motivators Priorities Priority Question Realization Realize Theme Themes

Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, Hey, Tomorrow's just your future yesterday.Tell the clock on the wall, Forget the wake up call.Cause the night's not nearly through.Wipe the sleep from your eyes. Give yourself a surprise.Let your worries wait another day.And if you stay too late at the bar,At least you made it out this far. So make up your mind and say, Let's do it anyway!Its OkYou can always sleep through work tomorrow, ok? Hey, Hey, Tomorrow's just your future yesterday. Life's too short to worry about the things that you can live withoutAnd I regret to say, the morning light is hours away.The world can be such a fright, But it belongs to us tonight.What's the point of going to bed?You look so lovely when your eyes are red.Tomorrow's just your future yesterday.

~ Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson Music Sleep Theme Tv Work

... This is a major theme in mathematics: things are what you want them to be. You have endless choices; there is no reality to get in your way.On the other hand, once you have made your choices then your new creations do what they do, whether you like it or not. This is the amazing thing about making imaginary patterns: they talk back!

~ Paul Lockhart

Paul Lockhart Choices Imaginary Imagination Mathematics Reality Talk Theme

I might be asked, ‘Do you equally reject the approach which begins with the question “What do modern children need?” — in other words, with the moral or didactic approach?’ I think the answer is Yes. Not because I don’t like stories to have a moral: certainly not because I think children dislike a moral. Rather because I feel sure that the question ‘What do modern children need?’ will not lead you to a good moral. If we ask that question we are assuming too superior an attitude. It would be better to ask ‘What moral do I need?’ for I think we can be sure that what does not concern us deeply will not deeply interest our readers, whatever their age. But it is better not to ask the question at all. Let the pictures tell you their own moral. For the moral inherent in them will rise from whatever spiritual roots you have succeeded in striking during the whole course of your life. But if they don’t show you any moral, don’t put one in.

~ C.s. Lewis

C.s. Lewis Children Morals Spirituality Stories Theme

The writer who develops a beautiful style, but has nothing to say, represents a kind of arrested esthetic development; he is like a pianist who acquires a brilliant technique by playing finger-exercises, but never gives a concert.

~ Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Art Literature Theme

Love for the beauty of the soul. I shall love you always. When the flower of life has gone, ever I shall find you. When all is lost and winter comes, I shall be your spring time. And memory fades and wilts then, I shall always find you.... I shall always find you....

~ Laurel A. Rockefeller

Laurel A. Rockefeller Beauty Elendir Find Flower Grief Hope Loss Lost Love Memory Reincarnation Sadness Sorrow Theme Winter

If sacrifice is not the theme of my life, there’s no sense telling the story.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Craig D. Lounsbrough Calling Generosity Generous Give Giving Intent Life Meaning Mission Purpose Sacrifice Sacrificing Story Telling Theme Value

The teaching of Jesus Christ has as its central theme unfoldment towards a realization of immortality.

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan Central Hazrat Inayat Khan Immortality Inayat Khan Jesus Christ Realization Teaching Theme Towards Unfoldment

The irony was not lost on any of us that despite the theme there was a robot on the throne.

~ Kathryn Davis

Kathryn Davis Irony Robot Theme Throne

For me, not knowing your theme until your finished is like using a scalpel to turn a kangaroo into Miss Universe – there will be a lot of deep cuts, and there’s a high chance it won’t work.

~ David G. Allen

David G. Allen Theme Writing Craft Writing Process

God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad.

~ Feisal Abdul Rauf

Feisal Abdul Rauf God True Theme

The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.

~ Jo Brand

Jo Brand Her Theme Comedian

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.

~ Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso You Paint Theme