Summary Quotes

67 quotes by 65 authors

What helps most is remembering that such a cry or attack or sly blow is a reflection of that other personâ€™s inner state; it is… — Stephanie Dowrick
Inexperienced fiction and creative nonfiction writers are often told to show, not tell - to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary - but it… — Laurie Alberts
If you had to summarize the Old Testament, the summary would be: stop doing this to yourselves. — Marilynne Robinson
In the light of her son's comment she reconsidered the scene at the mosque, to see whose impression was correct. Yes it could be worked… — E. M. Forster
I can still remember the miraculous feeling of writing a sentence, then more sentences, telling a story. The first thing I wrote was a one-page… — Henning Mankell
Numerical quantities focus on expected values, graphical summaries on unexpected values. — John Tukey
The South creates the civilizations, the North conquers them, ruins them, borrows from them, spreads them: this is one summary of history. — Will Durant
Actually, the decision was not only expedient but necessary. The severity of this summary justice showed the world that we would continue to fight mercilessly,… — Leon Trotsky
The pack includes analysis and summary forms as well as very explicit links between assessment and individualised intervention...these materials are often lacking in published therapy… — Linda Armstrong
I wanted to do a summary of my life and career. Thereâ€™s been so many different looks, and so many types of songs that have… — Shania Twain
My summary of all our experiences was that it showed that heaven and hell are one place, and we all go there. To those who… — Lincoln Steffens
I was shocked to find that there were actually climate scientists who wouldn't share the raw data, but would only share their conclusions in summary… — Burt Rutan
Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men. — C. Wright Mills
I was using Twitter a lot on my phone, and was realising there was a massive gap between the link on the tweet and the… — Nick D'Aloisio
We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic… — Ken Follett
Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation.… — Piers Anthony
The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord...after handling over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you… — Tertullian
In the years since then, those four freedoms - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear - have stood… — Lyndon B. Johnson
If I were to give a summary of the tendency of our times, I would say, Quantity. The multitude, the mass spirit, dominates everywhere, destroying… — Emma Goldman
Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a… — Pope Francis

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