"Dreams: the place most of us get what…" — Amy Hempel

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59 Quotes by Amy Hempel

Amy Hempel has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't…
Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I…
Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette…
Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal…
I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe,…
The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

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This quote is filed under Dream Quotes, one of 12,500 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream… — Neil Armstrong
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Learn from your dreams what you lack. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
True love stories never have endings. — Richard Bach
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have… — Richard Bach
If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the… — Gaston Bachelard

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