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Category: Carl Henegan

I don’t just want a gripping story line. I shoot for the three dimensional literary Braille to a silent Scorsese movie

martin-scorsese, writing-craft

My view on writers? We all have the same shovels, but never dig in the same places or to the exact same depth

The trick in minimizing dark moments, no matter how tragic they may be, is to have ambitions placed far beyond them.

ambitions, darkness, moments

An adamant silence overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of an indefinable unknown, unconsciously desired.

desire, heart, love, silence, unknown

There is an awkward silence that overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of unknown but always desired.

desire, kisses, love, unknown

When their eyes connected she tilted her head slightly…paused, and smiled. It was as if she needed to see him at a different angle to insure that her instant desire wasn’t a vanishing mirage

desire, eyes, first-sight, love, mirage

The definition of brilliance is redoing failures different each time and expecting successful results.

brilliance, failure, success

Strangers are never seen through a window. When our eyes are cast upon another, we are in fact gazing into the depths of a mirror. If you truly desire to understand how you feel about yourself, just take an honest look at how you view the world around you.

mirror, self, strangers, world

When you are touched by a calling, answer on the first ring. As time passes the volume decreases until it is silenced forever by our allotted time.

calling, goals, time

Push yourself to the brink of exhaustion into the crossroads of excitement and anxiety. Embrace the risks taken, and never acknowledge the shadows of doubt that stretch across your path. It is only there where you will discover a personal success that exceeds the pictures painted in your dreams

goals, motivation, perseverance

It is far too easy to discover complacency in mediocrity. Success is rooted in extreme ambition, implanted by divine guidance, and is achieved long before others are able to see it. Surprise them all, but you know this…you are already there.

ambition, goals, success

Growth dwells not in standing one’s ground, anyone can do that. Personal growth comes from reaching past insecurities with a sincere effort to acquire an understanding that does not mirror your own.

growth, insecurities