"What one wants to do with stories is…" — William H. Gass
"What one wants to do with stories is screw them up."
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41 Quotes by William H. Gass
William H. Gass has 41 quotes on this site.
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The death of God represents not only the realization that gods have never existed, but the contention that such a…
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If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine.
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Literature is composed of quarter truths, and the quarters are often spent on penny candy.
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Getting even is one reason for writing.
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I get very tense working, so I often have to get up and wander around the house. It is very…
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I usually have poor to absent relations with editors because they have a habit of desiring changes and I resist…
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The things that stayed were things that didn't matter except they stayed, night and day, all seasons the same, and…
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Works of art are meant to be lived with and loved, and if we try to understand them, we should…
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Fiction becomes visual by becoming verbal
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Words [are] more beautiful than a found fall leaf.
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The expression to write something down suggests a descent of thought to the fingers whose movements immediately falsify it.
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For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages…
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More Crafts Quotes
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
— Dirk Benedict
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.
— Anthony Bourdain
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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