"Specificity is the soul of narrative." — John Hodgman

"Specificity is the soul of narrative."

— John Hodgman

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65 Quotes by John Hodgman

John Hodgman has 65 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We estimate that there are perhaps 20,000 prehistoric hunter-gatherers frozen up in those glaciers. Now, if they simply thaw and…
For a long time, I would write without music, because I thought it was distracting until I appreciated that it…
This is one of the defining sorrows of books: that we cannot see one another.
This is not to say there are not Chicagoans. But I would suggest that they are a nomadic people, whose…
Tonally, there was no discussion; I just don’t know any other way to do it. I don’t want to make…
Truth may be stranger than fiction, goes the old saw, but it is never as strange as lies.
I think there are very few invisible musical instrument players out there who can claim the chops and sheer perseverance…
Even in my own life, there are memories I have that are difficult to explain - happenings that are so…
There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.
As a freelance writer, I'd be asked to become an expert for various magazines on any subject, whether food or…
Comics have a problem, and that is continuity - the obsession with placing the characters in an existing world, where…
I would be good for maybe not the center square but an upper square on 'Hollywood Squares.'

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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