Compelling Quotes

434 quotes by 400 authors

The compelling thing about making art - or making anything, I suppose - is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there,… — Audrey Niffenegger
Skill alone cannot teach or produce a great short story, which condenses the obsession of the creature; it is a hallucinatory presence manifest from the… — Julio Cortazar
It was the darkness that got you. It was heavy darkness, greasy and compelling. It made walls round you, and shut you in so that… — Jean Rhys
Sometimes youâ€™re loved because of your weaknesses. What you canâ€™t do is sometimes more compelling than what you can. — Melissa Bank
The compelling truth of the Restoration is that the heavens are open. This Church is a Church of revelation. Our challenge is not one in… — Sheri L. Dew
Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue… — Gordon B. Hinckley
You must not imagine that Papa or I have the least notion of compelling you to marry anyone whom you hold in aversion, for I… — Georgette Heyer
What is the ideal for mental health, then? A lived, compelling illusion that does not lie about life, death, and reality; one honest enough to… — Ernest Becker
the most compelling reason for reforming our system is that the system is in no one's interest. It is a suicide machine. — Ronald Wright
I have to go," he said. "You don't understand. Someone wants to kill me. "Someone wants to kill you?" she repeated. "Well, I want to… — Tessa Dare
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt… — John Stuart Mill
It is good to LOOK to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the FUTURE. It is good to look upon… — Gordon B. Hinckley
He was wearing a look that she found odd and compelling - that amusement that didnâ€™t seem to pass beyond the surface of his features,… — Cassandra Clare
Itâ€™s the glitches and twists, I thought, that make this universe unique and compelling. Without flaws, there would be no depth, no substance. — A.M. Jenkins
When we stop believing in gods we can start believing in their stories, I retort. There are of course no such things as miracles, but… — Salman Rushdie
I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life--it gives you some of your worst scars and some of your… — Stephenie Meyer
Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because its stories are… — Dan Brown
It wouldn't kill you to get me an iced coffee." "No, but not getting killed doing something is not a very compelling reason to do… — Peter Cameron
Since we're keeping it primal, you smell good," he observed. "It's called a shower...," I began automatically, then trailed off. My memory snagged, taken aback… — Becca Fitzpatrick
The most compelling insight of that day was that this awesome recall had been brought about by a fraction of a gram of a white… — Alexander Shulgin

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