Compelling Quotes

434 quotes by 400 authors

Michael Koryta is that rare author who is at once a compelling story teller and a fantastic writer. From the first sentence of THOSE WHO… — Lisa Unger
Men We Reaped is a fiercely felt meditation on the value of life that at once reminds us of its infinite worth and indicts us… — Peter Ho Davies
Prose of the World is an enormously compelling and vivid study. The result is an ambitious, timely, and eloquent account of the relationship between early-twentieth-century… — Rebecca L. Walkowitz
Compelling characters are not cogs in the machine of your plot; they are human beings to whom the story happens. — David Corbett
Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder have created a compelling vision for a Clean Tech Nation and a roadmap for creating it, even as they surprise… — Ralph Cavanagh
For every hiker, climber or canoeist who gets into trouble, there are thousands more who don't. Peter Bronski's compelling account of misadventures in the Adirondacks… — Jim Wickwire
We are all unconsciously in search of love. Whenever we feel its presence in our environment, we can't help but be drawn to it. There… — Sonia Choquette
I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being - to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our… — Elizabeth Taylor
People will come to your site because you have good compelling content. You need to hit it from all angles: blog posts, articles, graphs, data,… — Chris Bennett
What a compelling motive we have for prayer, for preaching, for soul winning when we learn that every responsible human being who leaves this world… — John R. Rice
Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech,… — Charlotte Beers
Speaking passionately from the very center of who you are is compelling, forceful, persuasive: thatâ€™s what leadership sounds like. — Charlotte Beers
Of all the multitudes who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is more compelling than… — John F. Kennedy
Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum. — Don Roff
The story of The Doors is one of the most compelling in the history of American rock music; three hugely talented musicians and a lead… — Tom DiCillo
From a business perspective, the question related to cities and sustainability is clear and compelling: can you have a healthy company in an unhealthy city?… — Joel Makower
Horror, let's face it, is basically pretty dumb. You're writing about events that are preposterous, and the trick is to dress them up in language… — T. E. D. Klein
Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a considerable… — David W. Orr
Beautifully drawn, solid, compelling characters against a background so real and scary I left the lights on all night. It was great! — P. N. Elrod
Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. Thatâ€™s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being… — Po Bronson

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