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Stories Quotes

You throw the kitchen sink at your early books. You put everything in there. It’s like when you meet a new girlfriend or boyfriend, you tell them all your best stories. By the time you have been married for 10 years, they are crying, ‘Shut up!’ Picture Quote #1

I think this is the greatest and best country in all the world, with its great sunlit spaces and its long long roads, and best of all the roads that are not made yet, and the stories that no one has told because they are too busy living them Picture Quote #1

Delicacy - a sad, sad false delicacy - robs literature of the two best things among its belongings: Family-circle narratives and obscene stories Picture Quote #1

Share your stories of your worst moments as well as your best. Let your sisters know their problems are not unique and they are not alone Picture Quote #1

Every newspaper in the country covers stories that other newspapers cover. Every industry is filled with people who are competing to do the best job providing a particular service Picture Quote #1

The first thing we see about a short story is its mystery. And in the best short stories, we return at the last to see mystery again Picture Quote #1

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I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy Picture Quote #1

Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the ‘New Stories From the South’ anthologies - I think it’s the best short fiction collection anywhere, just filled with treasures Picture Quote #1

Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone Picture Quote #1

We’re sending you best wishes And hope your day goes well And that you’ll find some memories With stories you can tell Of how you had a marvelous time And those around you too With fun and lots of laughter And all this just for you.. Have a Very Happy Birthday Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I’m going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket Picture Quote #1

Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don’t make money Picture Quote #1

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I’m with the Grimms on this: stories for young and old. You can’t characterize them any better than that Picture Quote #1

I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it’s a better way of telling the stories Picture Quote #1

When you listen to other women’s stories, you begin to understand your own better, and you begin to find ways back through and with each other Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been drawn to stories and characters facing some sort of struggle against forces beyond our control, be it love, loss, betrayal Picture Quote #1

I am a bit of a head-in-the-sand person as concerns things happening beyond the walls of my study. And I don’t feel particularly guilty about that. I figure that my primary job is producing the very best stories I am capable of writing, and that is what I concentrate upon doing. That is within my control Picture Quote #1

The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover Picture Quote #1

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I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn’t much like it Picture Quote #1

Teacher: If your daughter knew her spelling words as well as her Bible stories she’d get into Harvard. Me: I’ll settle for Heaven Picture Quote #1

The teachings of Jesus begin in story and end in symbol - they begin in parable and end in us. These are not Bible stories that we learn; these are our stories Picture Quote #1

I was raised in the church by my grandmother who made sure we went to Sunday School, read the Bible and went to church every Sunday. Every night we read Bible stories before we went to bed Picture Quote #1

I’m on the record as saying things like I think it’s important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I’m an advocate of religion - clearly, I’m not - but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture Picture Quote #1

The Bible is filled with intriguing stories about complex and flawed human beings who ponder immense moral questions and engage in colossal clashes with evil Picture Quote #1

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Individual stories from the Bible had been made into movies, but no one had taken on the arc of the Bible story as one meta-narrative from Genesis to Revelation Picture Quote #1

The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as ‘religious.’ Picture Quote #1

The biblical story is in dialogue with the other stories of its time. And if the Bible can be in dialogue with other cultures, why can’t the people who are descendants of the Bible be in dialogue with other cultures? Picture Quote #1

Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass Picture Quote #1

Many Christians understand the Bible to be a collection of stories without an overarching narrative Picture Quote #1

It’s not my business to remedy deaths! It’s my business to tell stories. Lyra and the other heroines didn’t come with placards saying, Make this a feminist story! I’m glad people enjoy seeing a female protagonist in a big adventure story, but I didn’t do it for political reasons Picture Quote #1

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You throw the kitchen sink at your early books. You put everything in there. It’s like when you meet a new girlfriend or boyfriend, you tell them all your best stories. By the time you have been married for 10 years, they are crying, ‘Shut up!’ (Stories Quotes) I think this is the greatest and best country in all the world, with its great sunlit spaces and its long long roads, and best of all the roads that are not made yet, and the stories that no one has told because they are too busy living them. (Stories Quotes) Delicacy - a sad, sad false delicacy - robs literature of the two best things among its belongings: Family-circle narratives and obscene stories. (Stories Quotes) Share your stories of your worst moments as well as your best. Let your sisters know their problems are not unique and they are not alone. (Stories Quotes) Every newspaper in the country covers stories that other newspapers cover. Every industry is filled with people who are competing to do the best job providing a particular service. (Stories Quotes) The first thing we see about a short story is its mystery. And in the best short stories, we return at the last to see mystery again (Stories Quotes) I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy. (Stories Quotes) Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the ‘New Stories From the South’ anthologies - I think it’s the best short fiction collection anywhere, just filled with treasures. (Stories Quotes) Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone. (Stories Quotes) We’re sending you best wishes And hope your day goes well And that you’ll find some memories With stories you can tell Of how you had a marvelous time And those around you too With fun and lots of laughter And all this just for you.. Have a Very Happy Birthday (Stories Quotes) I can’t imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I’m going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket. (Stories Quotes) Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don’t make money. (Stories Quotes) I’m with the Grimms on this: stories for young and old. You can’t characterize them any better than that. (Stories Quotes) I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it’s a better way of telling the stories. (Stories Quotes) When you listen to other women’s stories, you begin to understand your own better, and you begin to find ways back through and with each other. (Stories Quotes) I’ve always been drawn to stories and characters facing some sort of struggle against forces beyond our control, be it love, loss, betrayal. (Stories Quotes) I am a bit of a head-in-the-sand person as concerns things happening beyond the walls of my study. And I don’t feel particularly guilty about that. I figure that my primary job is producing the very best stories I am capable of writing, and that is what I concentrate upon doing. That is within my control. (Stories Quotes) The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover. (Stories Quotes) I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn’t much like it. (Stories Quotes) Teacher: If your daughter knew her spelling words as well as her Bible stories she’d get into Harvard. Me: I’ll settle for Heaven. (Stories Quotes) The teachings of Jesus begin in story and end in symbol - they begin in parable and end in us. These are not Bible stories that we learn; these are our stories. (Stories Quotes) I was raised in the church by my grandmother who made sure we went to Sunday School, read the Bible and went to church every Sunday. Every night we read Bible stories before we went to bed. (Stories Quotes) I’m on the record as saying things like I think it’s important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I’m an advocate of religion - clearly, I’m not - but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture. (Stories Quotes) The Bible is filled with intriguing stories about complex and flawed human beings who ponder immense moral questions and engage in colossal clashes with evil. (Stories Quotes) Individual stories from the Bible had been made into movies, but no one had taken on the arc of the Bible story as one meta-narrative from Genesis to Revelation. (Stories Quotes) The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as ‘religious.’ (Stories Quotes) The biblical story is in dialogue with the other stories of its time. And if the Bible can be in dialogue with other cultures, why can’t the people who are descendants of the Bible be in dialogue with other cultures? (Stories Quotes) Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass. (Stories Quotes) Many Christians understand the Bible to be a collection of stories without an overarching narrative. (Stories Quotes) It’s not my business to remedy deaths! It’s my business to tell stories. Lyra and the other heroines didn’t come with placards saying, Make this a feminist story! I’m glad people enjoy seeing a female protagonist in a big adventure story, but I didn’t do it for political reasons. (Stories Quotes)

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