"They were like people who run to meet,……" — Anne Tyler
"They were like people who run to meet, holding out their arms, but their aim is wrong; they pass each other and keep running."
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99 Quotes by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler has 99 quotes on this site.
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I don't type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from…
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Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.
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Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can…
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None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood,…
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It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of…
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I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.
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I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the…
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I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever…
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But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read -…
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And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not…
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I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever…
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I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural.…
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More Aim Quotes
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
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