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Them Quotes by Alice Munro
- It must have meant something, though, that at this turn of my life I grabbed up a book. Because it was in books that I…
- Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to writing,…
- This is the day of wonders. The land is covered with trees like a head with hair and behind the ship the sun rises tipping…
- The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your…
- People are curious. A few people are. ... They will put things together, knowing all along that they may be mistaken. You see them going…
- This is the way you look at the poorest details of the world resurfaced, after you've been driving for a long time -- you feel…
- It was at this time that she entirely gave up on reading. The covers of books looked like coffins to her, either shabby or ornate,…
- Anecdotes don't make good stories. Generally I dig down underneath them so far that the story that finally comes out is not what people thought…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster