Describing Quotes

223 Describing quotes by 207 unique authors

Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words. — Mo Willems
You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically. — Paul Thomas Anderson
Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when… — Jerry Bridges
Enchanting is not the word that would immediately spring to mind when describing a play that deals with fractal geometry, iterated algorithms, chaos theory and… — Lyn Gardner
I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin… — Aleksandar Hemon
In Bosnian, there's no distinction in literature between fiction and nonfiction; there's no word describing that. — Aleksandar Hemon
It is no use describing a house; the reader will fix the scene in some spot he knows himself. — J. Milton Hayes
While I am describing to you how Nature works, you won't understand why Nature works that way. But you see, nobody understands that. — Richard P. Feynman
A fat man is never so happy as when he is describing himself as "robust. — George Orwell
How can we describe the most exalted experience of our physical lives [sex], as if-jack, wrench, hubcap, and nuts-we were describing the changing of a… — John Cheever
You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers. — Charles Kennedy
I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario. — Stephen Malkmus
Describing the person I am would best be through music. When I'm up on stage and I'm singing my heart out, I am always reminded… — Thia Megia
Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything. — Gabourey Sidibe
I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy.… — Patrick Rothfuss
I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary… — Mo Yan
And then he says, "The writer must be true to truth." And that's a killer, because the only way you can describe a human being… — Joseph Campbell
In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for, and… — Ben Mezrich
Describing Woodstock as the "big bang," I think that's a great way to describe it, because the important thing about it wasn't how many people… — David Crosby
Documenting trips makes them that much richer. I stick in train tickets and business cards from restaurants. It makes the whole experience poetic, describing the… — Hayley Atwell

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