"In my head there's a broken balcony I……" — Amy Hempel
"In my head there's a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak."
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59 Quotes by Amy Hempel
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Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't…
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Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I…
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Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette…
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Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
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An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
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I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
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I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal…
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I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
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I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe,…
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The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
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Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.
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I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get…
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Over the weekend the vultures got into the presidential palace by pecking through the screens on the balcony windows and…
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Just imagine, a cow on the balcony of the nation, what an awful thing, what a shitty country...
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Consider the situation. There you are, forehead like a set of balconies, worrying about the long-term effects of all this…
— Terry Pratchett
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I stood on the balcony dark with mourning... hoping the earth would spread its wings in my uninhabited love.
— Pablo Neruda
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I was supposed to go out with this girl, but the plans mixed up because I was working late. So…
— James Franco
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I made a terrible mistake. I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger…
— Michael Jackson
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It was just a typical London flat, but it was in a great neighborhood. It was across from the Playboy…
— Harry Nilsson
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I love the sound of snow... You can hear it even if you are only standing on a balcony. [The…
— Unknown Author
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I walked out and Jack Nicholson was sitting about six feet away, so I avoided that area and I looked…
— Elliott Smith
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When I was 12 years old, I was just horrible. My parents were ashamed to watch my matches. I would…
— Roger Federer
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My life's work has been to prompt others and be forgotten. Remember that night when Christian came to your balcony?…
— Cyrano de Bergerac
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