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I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
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I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
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I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
She's no lady. Her songs are all unbelievably unhappy or lewd. It's called Blues. She sings about sore feet, sexual relations, baked… — Ann-Marie MacDonald Copy Share Image
Without our stories, we are not only able to act clearly and fearlessly, we are also a friend, a listener. We are… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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One easy mistake to make with the first novel is to expand the short story. Some things are better as a story;… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
What's great is we actually have friends who belong or have previously belonged to the Amish community, so we got first hand… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
I never really set out to research any of these stories. I try to lead an interesting life though. I guess the… — Arthur Bradford Copy Share Image
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I really wanted to work with Luc Besson. I'm a big fan of his. Did you ever see 'The Professional.' It was… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
I made a very bad mistake; I miscounted these scraps of information on the record as 92, and in continual homage to… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
When I'm teaching, I tell the story of this painting for two reasons. First of all, if you want a good solid… — Milford Zornes Copy Share Image
Towards orthodox religion, father's own attitude remained one of tolerance. He looked upon the New Testament as the noble story of a… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
We are opinionated society. We're very happy to spout forth our own views; we're not good about listening. We have to listen… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
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So, the kind of precious memories about being black for my generation won't exist for my kids' and grandkids' generations unless we… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
We are better givers than getters, not because we are generous people, but because we are proud, arrogant people. The Christmas story-the… — William Henry Willimon Copy Share Image
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I was an executive at Columbia Pictures for ten years. I was doing great. My career was on the upswing. But, right… — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
When you act in a film, you're inevitably surrounded by people you didn't choose, right down to the set painter. I like… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
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When a friend needs consoling, do not give in to the temptation of telling stories similar to theirs of disaster or bereavement.… — Giles Andreae Copy Share Image
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