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Amy Hempel has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't think of…
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Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait…
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Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette on the…
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Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
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An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
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I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
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I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is…
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I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
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I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, it’s that…
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The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
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Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.
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Prayer means rushing to the Father as His child. It means asking and receiving, loving and thanking Him.
— Basilea Schlink
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Some people think that prayer just means asking for things, and if they fail to receive exactly what they asked for, they…
— Gerald Vann
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I go by intuition. Work-wise, that means asking myself if a role will push me outside my comfort zone, challenge me to…
— Isabel Lucas
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My aim is to give you only the things with which I am completely satisfied, even if it means asking you a…
— Claude Monet
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Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the…
— Ralph Fiennes
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Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the…
— Paul Tillich
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I have written letters that are failures, but I have written few, I think, that are lies. Trying to reach a person…
— Amy Hempel
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Effective management always means asking the right question.
— Robert Heller
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For most people in the world, KISS written in block letters means Keep it short and simple. For me KISS means asking…
— Azgraybebly Joslan
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