Themes Quotes

236 quotes by 216 authors

The Bible is the most thought suggesting book in the world. No other deals with such grand themes. — Herrick Johnson
When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer and… — Janet Morris
Each of these strategies-get a little better at it, design a support system, use one of your strongest themes to overwhelm your weakness, find a… — Donald O. Clifton
We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights. — Naguib Mahfouz
I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes. — Rachel Griffiths
There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene. — Harold E. Varmus
We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind… — Rachel Griffiths
The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people,… — Georges Simenon
McEwan's Atonementâ€¦truly dazzles, proving to be as much about the art and morality of writing as it is about the pastâ€¦. The middle section of… — Noah Richler
I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to own… — Helen Simonson
What do we really want to say to the world? Three main themes. The inability to find completion in our modern society, the inability to… — Jon Foreman
I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal. — Christopher Eccleston
I read Norman Lockâ€™sÂ The Boy in His WinterÂ with delight and amazement. Styled in the vernacular of a rapidly changing America, it stays true… — Unknown Author
In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide.… — Gary Cherone
Film scores are often based on short themes, and it helps if youve got some way of developing these themes and making them sometimes last… — Anne Dudley
I really love writing themes and melody. — Trevor Rabin
There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. — Edward Zwick
Poetry restores language by breaking it, and I think that much contemporary writing restores fantasy, as a genre of writing in contrast to a genre… — Michael Cisco
While it's true that some writers, when taking on love and war, find the task too big, or only succeed in one but not the… — Meg Wolitzer
I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst's couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing. — John Wayne

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