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> [Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/often-my-characters-have-some-kind-of-idealism-or-grand-belief-that/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

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## More by Joshuah Bearman

> [I don't know if any of the people perceive themselves as having been made fun of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-don-t-know-if-any-of-the-people-perceive-themselves-as-having-been/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [I was really struck by all these people who had committed suicide. There are videos of all of them talking about why they're so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-was-really-struck-by-all-these-people-who-had-committed-suicide/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/people-are-really-stuck-on-their-ideas-about-themselves/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-m-always-reading-and-i-keep-a-whole-list-of-stories-often-unusual/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [You exist in the minds of other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/you-exist-in-the-minds-of-other-people/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/that-s-always-disappointing-when-you-find-a-good-story-and-you/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-am-in-communication-with-almost-everybody-i-ve-done-a-story-about-i/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/sometimes-i-ll-read-a-news-story-and-there-will-be-one-line-about/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-don-t-think-that-the-people-in-my-stories-are-lying-to-themselves/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/often-my-characters-have-some-kind-of-idealism-or-grand-belief-that/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/sometimes-you-ll-read-something-and-think-what-is-going-on-here-there/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

> [I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshuah-bearman/i-ve-gotten-used-to-spending-more-time-with-heavily-narrative-stories/)

[Joshuah Bearman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshuah-bearman/)

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