The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life whichdoes… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
“We can’t see the true characters of those who lurk in the shade until they are exposed to the light…” — Nanette L. Avery Copy Share Image
“A True Wise Man Surrenders Every Thing Freely To God While Alive. A Foolish Man Surrenders Every Thing Forcefully At The Time… — Baba Tunde Ojo-Olubiyo Copy Share Image
“What they were after wasn't further complexification or sophistication of existing methods, but unprecedented technology. Wasn't the kind of thinkin' you get… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Tom said, "You should go. You could use a friend." It was not anything I had not thought myself. Still, hearing it… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“If God wanted us to play soccer, he would've given only 1 in 11 people arms.” — Mike Ditka Copy Share Image
“A fierce hand gripped my chest, squeezing my lungs. No. it wasn't my lungs. It was my heart. It was breaking. Wasn't… — Anna Sheehan Copy Share Image
The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“It is said that once upon a time St. Kevin was kneeling with his arms stretched out in the form of a… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
“The heart always wins over the mind. The heart although reckless and suicidal and a masochist all on its own always gets… — J.A. Redmerski Copy Share Image
“When we reached the lobby outside the office, moving like a pair of power walkers--no running in the halls of Green Pastures… — Susan Juby Copy Share Image
The genuine artist is never 'true to life.' He sees what is real, but not as we are normally aware of it.… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“Well, as you can plainly see, the possibilities are endless like meandering paths in a great big beautiful garden.” — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Girls you are stronger than you know.. If you don't like being treated like a doormat the get the f**k off the… — Kelly Elliott Copy Share Image
What makes 'The Wire' a beautiful story is how true to life it is. In other shows, you have a good guy… — Tristan Wilds Copy Share Image
How a big majority of book critics and authors have come to believe and to teach that no book is true to… — Gene Stratton-Porter Copy Share Image
The thing I loved about this movie [Waitress] when I read the script was that it was exactly the kind of film… — Keri Russell Copy Share Image
I think that any story that intends on being culturally authentic and true to life experiences will be a great story. Even… — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
If I was at school and one of my friends said something funny, I'd write it down in a notebook and take… — Daniel Kaluuya Copy Share Image
“Where else," I will say, "does an old turtle crossing the path Make all the difference in the world?” — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
“But the examinations are the chief bugbears of my college life. Although I have faced them many times and cast them down… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
“All friends have secrets. We're like three-dimensional shapes on paper; we all have hidden sides. And there's some secrets we don't even… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
What is a novel? I say: an invented story. At the same time a story which, though invented has the power to… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“The day you stop learning more about yourself is the day you die.” — Jochebed Gwamna Copy Share Image