"The trick to making a story matter is……" — David Simon
"The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that you don't care about, then it doesn't really have - the stakes aren't there. But if you do that every now and then, then the story matters to people. And there are actual stakes involved, emotional stakes."
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56 Quotes by David Simon
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Healing from our past is an essential aspect of expanding our sense of self and awakening our capacity to love.…
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Boiled down to its core, the truth is always a simple, solid thing
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You shoot another guy—well, okay, this is Baltimore. You shoot three guys, it’s time to admit you have a problem.
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A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of…
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Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope…
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I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.
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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
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