"Short stories do not say this happened and……" — Isobelle Carmody
"Short stories do not say this happened and this happened and this happened. They are a microcosm and a magnification rather than a linear progression."
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25 Quotes by Isobelle Carmody
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The very shape of our dreams defines us. We learn about the world and try out our thoughts and visions…
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The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication. Its potency often lies in what it does not say.
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Long fiction is wonderful and you can lose yourself in it as a reader and as a writer, but short…
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The mirror had broken into millions of pieces and the wind blew them all over the world. If a person…
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My favourite mentor brother told me that there were three kinds of people: followers, leaders and scouts. Scouts are capeable…
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Many truths which are not believed are called lies,' the Laughing Beast said. 'Mirrors do not themselves lie unless they…
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Maruman does not loll.
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You are born with the yearning arrow, my Glynna, though you are not yet fully aware of it. It is…
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The worst predijudice is unknowing. We think we treat others as equals, but, in our deepest heart, we regard ourselves…
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Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity.
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Impatience is not the least of your faults, Malik, it is a kind of greed and someday it may see…
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Only humans think death is evil. But it is nature. Evil exist's only in life. There is much good and…
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If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'…
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he…
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'1984' is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names.
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I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these…
— Lester Bangs
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Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most…
— Simon Baker
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I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity.…
— Amy Adams
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I'm sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn't think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We…
— Lucille Ball
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I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything…
— J. G. Ballard
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There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it…
— Douglas Adams
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It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my…
— Antonio Banderas
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For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
— Douglas Adams
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My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful…
— Travis Barker
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