Because my dad's Chinese-American, and they're very concrete, he said, 'There's no money to be made in literature.' So he told me… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Consider the different narrative styles within the story, and the glee with which the "moralistic narrator" celebrates Aschenbach's fall - maybe, then,… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
When tragedy strikes, or even when it looms, our families will have the opportunity to look into our hearts to see whether… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
As for mathematicians themselves: don't expect too much help. Most of them are too far removed in their ivory towers to take… — Apostolos Doxiadis Copy Share Image
I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits people like the adulterer David, the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that… — Brian Jacques Copy Share Image
What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
My father once told me that a happy ending is just the place where you choose to stop telling the story. So… — Leah Stewart Copy Share Image
Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been… — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
I can be really silly when I'm not actually writing silliness, and I have to rein that in. Pynchon, in my opinion,… — Mary Kay Zuravleff Copy Share Image
Essentially, the scripts are not that different. Let's say, in literary terms, it's the difference between writing horizontally and writing vertically. In… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
I don't know enough about the lower classes to write about them. I don't feel with them, and that could be regarded… — Louis Auchincloss Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times it just looks like Hollywood actors in Halloween costumes, you know? And I think what we’re… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
It's really nice to see that, looking at all sides of the abortion issue - from the person who doesn't want to… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
Basically the movies I make are my life, so I choose how I want to live my life for the next two… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
If the ad is bad people get turned off. That's 125 million potential viewers, so you just killed reach. But there's also… — Charlene Li Copy Share Image
The Maze is a painting of the inside of my skull, which I painted when I was in England as a patient… — William Kurelek Copy Share Image
Philip is being very vocal about it. For me, I don't think the story isn't at all anti-religious in any way. I… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
Do not think your story [for a one-person show] is unique. . . . your story is the same as millions of… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
That was one of the reasons why I wanted to tell the story of Colin Price. I saw someone in this fictionalized… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Centralization of society's vital services in giant computer centers, reservoirs, nuclear power plants, air- traffic control centers, 100-story skyscrapers, and government compounds… — Anatol Rapoport Copy Share Image
Every character I've had in my act - none of them have a similar creation story. I actually thought up Peanut and… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
Ben remembered reading about curators in "Wonderstruck", and thought about what id meant to curate your own life, as his dad had… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
And while you and the rest of your kind are battling together-year after year-for this special privilege of being 'bored to death,'… — Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Copy Share Image
Stories? We all spend our lives telling them, about this, about that, about people … But some? Some stories are so good… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Humans are kind of story-propagating creatures. If you think of how we spend our days, think of all the time you spend… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Those around you can have their novellas, sweet, their short stories of cliché and coincidence, occasionally spiced up with tricks of the… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
Francie was ten years old when she first found an outlet in writing. What she wrote was of little consequence. What was… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
I have really fond memories of growing up in Chicago, and I always love going back. I still have a lot of… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
My mom tells this story that even when I was in the womb, my father played the piano and she sang. So,… — Cyrus Chestnut Copy Share Image
Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There are so many different ways to make art. And so many good stories. You don't have to have a budget. I… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
nobody ever wrote to me saying"you know ender's game was a pretty good book, but you know what it really needs a… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I just feel like the world is our oyster. I grew up knowing that my mother is a journalist and was one… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
so the story goes but theres something you should know before i walk away and i blow the ending i never want… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
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