And books are such an empowering way to give voice to some of these kids who aren't yet ready to tell their… — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
Well, life is dark. We live in a very dark world. When they call them "dark films" it annoys me, because they're… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
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Every story was being made up. My true friends weren't the ones speaking. It was people who never knew me, making up… — Marla Maples Copy Share Image
If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
They [comic books] are not a genre, they are not something to get hot and cold from one year to the next,… — Michael Uslan Copy Share Image
The word "story" is short for the word "history." They both have the same root and fundamentally mean the same thing. A… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what… — Asne Seierstad Copy Share Image
There's this great Ron Carlson story, "A Note on the Type," and it's about this guy who keeps escaping from prison. He's… — Pam Houston Copy Share Image
I get up in front of a bunch of kids and say 'Hey, I'm gonna tell you a new story. Who wants… — Robert Munsch Copy Share Image
One of the things that makes characters real is details. Life offers a lot of details. You just have to choose and… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
You are unique, and there may be incidents in your experience that are more noble and praiseworthy in their way than those… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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If I stand there, appreciating the world around me as full of amazing sounds and the possibility of new ones, I think… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I think the reason why we got into such idiocy in investment management is best illustrated by a story that I tell… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
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Poetry is ultimately mythology, the telling of stories of the soul. The old myths, the old gods, the old heroes have never… — Stanley Kunitz Copy Share Image
I have great admiration and respect for the editors, writers, and artists of the comic books. They're turning out, I don't know,… — Michael Uslan Copy Share Image
Perhaps the community you mentioned might not come to the story. Sometimes you have to take the story to them, and perform… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I look to everyday magic in art to remember how to live: how to estrange and vivify ordinary objects and beings. So… — Noy Holland Copy Share Image
It is always just telling a story, regardless of the age of the reader. Except, if I'm writing something for kids, I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Why are murder mysteries so popular? There's a 3-part "formula" (if you want to call it that) for a genre novel: (1)… — Lois Duncan Copy Share Image
This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes;… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
However, for story reasons, we needed to represent them in certain ways. One of the things that sort of blew me away… — Pete Docter Copy Share Image
Now, the big box office successes are superhero stories. It seems there's a lowest common denominator mentality, in terms of movies that… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
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There is a problem in America. An Irish or Polish American can write a story and it's an American story. When a… — Gloria Naylor Copy Share Image
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I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. ... I wish craziness and foolishness and… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The brilliant creative core of capitalism ... is the story the entrepreneurs and capital investors tell themselves about the future. How they… — William Greider Copy Share Image
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[Polo Is My Life] is what's called a sex book - you know, sex, drugs and rock and roll. It's about the… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
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