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Amy Hempel Quotes

I leave a lot out when I tell the truth Picture Quote #1

For example, the questions that say, Would you prefer... Would you prefer (a) Answer questions about what you do, (b) Answer questions about what you know, (c) Answer questions about what you think?My answer is Depends. But it’s not one of the choices. I am having to think in terms of Always, Sometimes, Never Picture Quote #1

Nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be Picture Quote #1

For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time Picture Quote #1

I think you would like Warren. He drinks Courvoisier in a Coke can, and has a laugh like you’d find in a cartoon bubble Picture Quote #1

Consolation is a beautiful word. everyone skins his knee-that doesnt make yours hurt anyless Picture Quote #1

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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can’t wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it Picture Quote #1

I assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line Picture Quote #1

If it’s true your life flashes past your eyes before you die, then it is also the truth that your life rushes forth when you are ready to start to truly be alive Picture Quote #1

Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed Picture Quote #1

We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a veterinarian, but slipped up when I hit organic chemistry Picture Quote #1

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An idea might spark an essay, but never a story Picture Quote #1

I get rational when I panic Picture Quote #1

I often feel the effects of people only after they leave me Picture Quote #1

They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey Picture Quote #1

He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as luck. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity Picture Quote #1

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Dreams: the place most of us get what we need Picture Quote #1

I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself Picture Quote #1

I moved through the days like a severed head that finishes a sentence Picture Quote #1

He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn’t good Picture Quote #1

I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands Picture Quote #1

I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is trembling or if the shaking is still me Picture Quote #1

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As soon as I knew that I would be all right, I was sure that I was dead and didn’t know it. I moved through the days like a severed head that finishes a sentence. I waited for the moment that would snap me out of my seeming life Picture Quote #1

The only time the word baby doesn’t scare me is the time that it should, when it is what a man calls me Picture Quote #1

And I see that not touching for so long was a drive to the beach with the windows rolled up so the waves feel that much colder Picture Quote #1

A love affair begins with a fantasy. For instance, that the beloved will always be there Picture Quote #1

In my head there’s a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak Picture Quote #1

Obviously, in journalism, you’re confined to what happens. And the tendency to embellish, to mythologize, it’s in us. It makes things more interesting, a closer call. But journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one Picture Quote #1

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I leave a lot out when I tell the truth (Amy Hempel Quotes) For example, the questions that say, Would you prefer... Would you prefer (a) Answer questions about what you do, (b) Answer questions about what you know, (c) Answer questions about what you think?My answer is Depends. But it’s not one of the choices. I am having to think in terms of Always, Sometimes, Never. (Amy Hempel Quotes) Nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be (Amy Hempel Quotes) For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time (Amy Hempel Quotes) I think you would like Warren. He drinks Courvoisier in a Coke can, and has a laugh like you’d find in a cartoon bubble (Amy Hempel Quotes) Consolation is a beautiful word. everyone skins his knee-that doesnt make yours hurt anyless (Amy Hempel Quotes) I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can’t wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it (Amy Hempel Quotes) I assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line (Amy Hempel Quotes) If it’s true your life flashes past your eyes before you die, then it is also the truth that your life rushes forth when you are ready to start to truly be alive. (Amy Hempel Quotes) Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed (Amy Hempel Quotes) We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive (Amy Hempel Quotes) I wanted to be a veterinarian, but slipped up when I hit organic chemistry (Amy Hempel Quotes) An idea might spark an essay, but never a story (Amy Hempel Quotes) I get rational when I panic (Amy Hempel Quotes) I often feel the effects of people only after they leave me (Amy Hempel Quotes) They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey (Amy Hempel Quotes) He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them (Amy Hempel Quotes) There’s no such thing as luck. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity (Amy Hempel Quotes) Dreams: the place most of us get what we need (Amy Hempel Quotes) I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself (Amy Hempel Quotes) I moved through the days like a severed head that finishes a sentence (Amy Hempel Quotes) He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn’t good (Amy Hempel Quotes) I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands (Amy Hempel Quotes) I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is trembling or if the shaking is still me (Amy Hempel Quotes) As soon as I knew that I would be all right, I was sure that I was dead and didn’t know it. I moved through the days like a severed head that finishes a sentence. I waited for the moment that would snap me out of my seeming life (Amy Hempel Quotes) The only time the word baby doesn’t scare me is the time that it should, when it is what a man calls me (Amy Hempel Quotes) And I see that not touching for so long was a drive to the beach with the windows rolled up so the waves feel that much colder (Amy Hempel Quotes) A love affair begins with a fantasy. For instance, that the beloved will always be there (Amy Hempel Quotes) In my head there’s a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak (Amy Hempel Quotes) Obviously, in journalism, you’re confined to what happens. And the tendency to embellish, to mythologize, it’s in us. It makes things more interesting, a closer call. But journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one (Amy Hempel Quotes)

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