"You know, one of the tragedies of real……" — Annie Proulx
"You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music."
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40 Quotes by Annie Proulx
Annie Proulx has 40 quotes on this site.
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Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations…
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No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather…
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But the only rhyme he could summon for 'out' was 'sauerkraut,' which lacked poetic glory. He let it go. The…
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Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.
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If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to…
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In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter.
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If you get the landscape right, the characters will step out of it, and they'll be in the right place.
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I think it's important to leave spaces in a story for readers to fill in from their own experience.
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Develop craftsmanship through years of wide reading.
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What we fear we often rage against.
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If a piece ofknotted string can unleash the wind and if a drowned man can awaken... then I believe a…
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I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short…
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I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family…
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A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives…
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My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that…
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The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all…
— Dave Barry
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More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot…
— Cecil Beaton
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One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means…
— A. C. Benson
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I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.
— Christina Aguilera
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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
— Eli Broad
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I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.
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