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Stories Quotes

Because I’ve heard so many stories that I don’t know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth Picture Quote #1

Television and cinema were all very well, but these stories happened to other people. The stories I found in books happened inside my head. I was, in some way, there. It’s the magic of fiction: you take the words and you build them into worlds Picture Quote #1

Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row Picture Quote #1

Don’t try to write a novel. Write short stories and then figure out how to connect them Picture Quote #1

The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts Picture Quote #1

Old stories have a habit of being told and retold and changed. Each subsequent storyteller puts his or her mark upon it. Whatever truth the story once had is buried in bias and embellishment. The reasons do not matter as much as the story itself Picture Quote #1

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Saying my story makes me want to change it, make it sound pretty the way I do with the stories I tell the workers. I’d like it to have a beginning as grand as a ball and an ending in a whisper, like a mother tucking in a child for sleep Picture Quote #1

All stories are like those about the creation of the universe, no one was there, no one witnessed anything, yet everyone knows what happened Picture Quote #1

His soul is in his stories. I once asked him who inspired him to create his characters, and his answer was no one. That all his characters were himself Picture Quote #1

Over the years, confusing fragments, lost corners of stories, have a clearer meaning when seen in a new light, a different place Picture Quote #1

Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved Picture Quote #1

Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us Picture Quote #1

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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better Picture Quote #1

You can’t avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later Picture Quote #1

You could put your confusion and upset and worries into whatever book you were reading. You could sort of set them down in there, and you could come out with your head on a little straighter. I don’t why stories worked that way, but they did Picture Quote #1

That’s why those tapes we made are going to be so great one day, because they’ll tell stories that time has swallowed up or distorted or whatever Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing like stories on a windy night when folks have found a warm place in a cold world Picture Quote #1

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one Picture Quote #1

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Lies are just stories, and stories are all that matter. We all tell stories. Some are more truthful than others, maybe, but in the end the only thing that counts is what you can make people believe Picture Quote #1

I suppose there will never be a lack of things to say, of stories to be told and shared Picture Quote #1

All writers start with a layer of truth, don’t they? If not, their stories would be nothing but spools of cotton candy, a fleeting taste wrapped around nothing but air Picture Quote #1

When it comes to telling children stories, they don’t need simple language. They need beautiful language Picture Quote #1

I lay on the bed and lost myself in stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyways Picture Quote #1

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people’s stories, it’s easier to understand their demeanor Picture Quote #1

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There are two stories for every life; the one you live and the one others tell Picture Quote #1

There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world Picture Quote #1

There are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging Picture Quote #1

Anecdotes don’t make good stories. Generally I dig down underneath them so far that the story that finally comes out is not what people thought their anecdotes were about Picture Quote #1

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed Picture Quote #1

I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They’re all recycled. The same stressful thoughts arise in each mind one way or another, sooner or later Picture Quote #1

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Because I’ve heard so many stories that I don’t know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth (Stories Quotes) Television and cinema were all very well, but these stories happened to other people. The stories I found in books happened inside my head. I was, in some way, there. It’s the magic of fiction: you take the words and you build them into worlds (Stories Quotes) Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row (Stories Quotes) Don’t try to write a novel. Write short stories and then figure out how to connect them (Stories Quotes) The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts (Stories Quotes) Old stories have a habit of being told and retold and changed. Each subsequent storyteller puts his or her mark upon it. Whatever truth the story once had is buried in bias and embellishment. The reasons do not matter as much as the story itself (Stories Quotes) Saying my story makes me want to change it, make it sound pretty the way I do with the stories I tell the workers. I’d like it to have a beginning as grand as a ball and an ending in a whisper, like a mother tucking in a child for sleep (Stories Quotes) All stories are like those about the creation of the universe, no one was there, no one witnessed anything, yet everyone knows what happened (Stories Quotes) His soul is in his stories. I once asked him who inspired him to create his characters, and his answer was no one. That all his characters were himself (Stories Quotes) Over the years, confusing fragments, lost corners of stories, have a clearer meaning when seen in a new light, a different place (Stories Quotes) Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved (Stories Quotes) Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us (Stories Quotes) You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better (Stories Quotes) You can’t avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later (Stories Quotes) You could put your confusion and upset and worries into whatever book you were reading. You could sort of set them down in there, and you could come out with your head on a little straighter. I don’t why stories worked that way, but they did (Stories Quotes) That’s why those tapes we made are going to be so great one day, because they’ll tell stories that time has swallowed up or distorted or whatever (Stories Quotes) There’s nothing like stories on a windy night when folks have found a warm place in a cold world (Stories Quotes) Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one (Stories Quotes) Lies are just stories, and stories are all that matter. We all tell stories. Some are more truthful than others, maybe, but in the end the only thing that counts is what you can make people believe (Stories Quotes) I suppose there will never be a lack of things to say, of stories to be told and shared (Stories Quotes) All writers start with a layer of truth, don’t they? If not, their stories would be nothing but spools of cotton candy, a fleeting taste wrapped around nothing but air (Stories Quotes) When it comes to telling children stories, they don’t need simple language. They need beautiful language (Stories Quotes) I lay on the bed and lost myself in stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyways (Stories Quotes) Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people’s stories, it’s easier to understand their demeanor (Stories Quotes) There are two stories for every life; the one you live and the one others tell (Stories Quotes) There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world (Stories Quotes) There are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging (Stories Quotes) Anecdotes don’t make good stories. Generally I dig down underneath them so far that the story that finally comes out is not what people thought their anecdotes were about (Stories Quotes) You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed (Stories Quotes) I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They’re all recycled. The same stressful thoughts arise in each mind one way or another, sooner or later (Stories Quotes)

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