Lemberger's stories are marvelous compounds of scholarship, imagination and empathy. Brought to life with rich historical detail, these biblical women, sidelined and… — Michelle Huneven Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and… — Alysia Reiner Copy Share Image
I'm not very interested in charting a day-to-day familiar reality. I'm always looking for territory in which to explore the BIG subjects,… — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I think you must remember that a writer is a simple-minded person to begin with and go on that basis. He's not… — Erskine Caldwell Copy Share Image
There are stories of Maui everywhere in the South Pacific. They're different. Different areas have different interpretations. But and so we [with… — Ron Clements Copy Share Image
That's a pretty story,' said Afanasievna as she let go of Ansky's genitals. 'A pity I'm too old and have seen to… — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
For me, each book is kind of like a silent film. If you were to remove the words and just look at… — Kadir Nelson Copy Share Image
I went to film school so I have a writing and directing background, and I think a lot of the material I'm… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
The agentive mind is not only active in nature, but it seeks out dialogue and discourse with other active minds. And it… — Jerome Bruner Copy Share Image
There's always a villain in every book, in every movie. In every story you have the hero and what he wants, and… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
If you're a real hip-hop fan and a real street music fan, and you just love good music, you're gonna play it… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
Far be it for me to have worked it out in any abstract way. I don't know why the bull and Mrs.… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Moreover, it is so important that people have the opportunity to share their stories and have them documented. There have been large-scale… — Patricia Leavy Copy Share Image
...It's all sort of dreams and it's all illusion. It's theater; it's not real. We're making up stories, you know, and people… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
It depends on the story and the filmmaker. And it depends on the character, and the heart and soul of the person… — Dakota Johnson Copy Share Image
If the biblical writers were writing today they might spell out some things more clearly, given how easily even Christians fall into… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
Listen, darling, tomorrow I'll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don't worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Stories happen only to those who are able to tell them, someone once said. In the same way, perhaps, experiences present themselves… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about… — Edward Zwick Copy Share Image
The personal wealth that's coming is absolutely secondary to the stories that I hear about our users who have given themselves some… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
While they'd be setting up shots, suddenly, there were 17 make-up chicks, just listening to Marlon telling these amazing stories that were… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
It is my contention that a really great novel is made with a knife and not a pen. A novelist must have… — Frank Yerby Copy Share Image
It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been… — Herman Edwards Copy Share Image
We all tell little lies about ourselves, Our past, our presents. We think some of them are minuscule, unimportant, And others, large… — Sarah McCoy Copy Share Image
Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
My goal was to show the history of the end of the Cold War through both sides - the U.S. side and… — David E. Hoffman Copy Share Image
So finally, I can feel a sort of pride in all my family - Mum, Lynn, Corin, Tasha, my cousin Gemma -… — Joely Richardson Copy Share Image
The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult, but I was always very interested… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
“We tell our stories, especially as young people, in part because we want them to be true. We want life to be… — Dana Frank Copy Share Image
In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
Definitely the script because you want to be part of an interesting story, you want your character to be a challenge, then… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
I try to turn a written thing, when I'm in trouble with it, into a spoken thing: I start imagining what I… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
I definitely feel like, as a singer, I've been able to transition into acting because I always saw them in the same… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
“Ah. My story. Are you certain you wish to hear it? It is long, unlikely, and remarkably unedifying -- shameful, even, to… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I have about 1,000 hours of myself on tape in a vault in Los Angeles. But I also have a photographic memory… — Louie Anderson Copy Share Image
![“Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and Shonda [Rhimes].” quote by Alysia Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/952/alysia-reiner-27059_committed_clearly-i-m-committed-to-women-s-issues_1493756.jpg)
![“There are stories of Maui everywhere in the South Pacific. They're different. Different areas have different interpretations. But and so we [with John Musker] fashioned, that was kind of the inspiration and we came up with a very simple basic storyline, focusing on Maui.” quote by Ron Clements](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/fb9/ron-clements-54148_areas_there-are-stories-of-maui-everywhere-in_1414875.jpg)
![“There's always a villain in every book, in every movie. In every story you have the hero and what he wants, and that is the MacGuffin. The whole thing is about who's gonna get the MacGuffin. This piece that this Ace of Spades blog wrote is that's how the media covers [Barack] Obama, and I have…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e43/rush-limbaugh-28_aces_there-s-always-a-villain-in-every-book-i_181419.jpg)
![“...It's all sort of dreams and it's all illusion. It's theater; it's not real. We're making up stories, you know, and people tend to run into you and believe you are your characters. And I suppose the funny thing is the longer you go, you do become sort of some version of [your characters]. You…” quote by Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/d2d/bruce-springsteen-546_believe_it-s-all-sort-of-dreams-and-it-s-all-ill_2765822.jpg)
![“However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And it's about telling stories that are engaging and dramatic.” quote by Edward Zwick](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/bb2/edward-zwick-24586_agendas_however-much-i-may-like-to-talk-about-or_2583109.jpg)
