“Never write a book and let it sit on a shelf”— Marvela Dawnay Related Quotes “Listen! This is where it began but I keep getting muddled… The fact of the matter is that I now want to recall everything, every trifle, every little detail. I still want to collect my thoughts and – I can’t, and now there are these little details, these little details…”— Fyodor Dostoyevsky “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”— Harry Burns “California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?”— Denis Kearney