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My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
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He would not mind hearing Petrus's story one day. But preferably not reduced to English. More and more he is convinced that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories: the story of the tiger’s wife, and the story of the deathless… — Tea Obreht Copy Share Image
For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself. So they were… — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
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I've been doing morning pages: the first thing I do when I wake up is sit down and write three pages of… — T. Mills Copy Share Image
I like fiction that deals with matters that are of burning importance to us in our private lives. And not all short… — Lorin Stein Copy Share Image
There's not as much oxygen in that hot gym and I think it's great for conditioning. I believe in a lot of… — Emanuel Steward Copy Share Image
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Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a novel that I have read over and over and over again. Tess is a… — Laetitia Casta Copy Share Image
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Usually I'm trying to turn something around or turn it inside out and see what's underneath. I know that probably sounds incredibly… — Mary-Louise Parker Copy Share Image
I think filmmakers in general are, as the tools become more and more advanced, you're able to tell stories in a way… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
Right now in American writing there is no genre as exciting as memoir - the writer can do anything, as long as… — Anthony Swofford Copy Share Image
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I remember reading [ Studs Terkel's] "Working" when it first came out and just finding that very powerful. I was going into… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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