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It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system Picture Quote #1

It has been said that if you don't see God in the profane and the profound, you're missing half the story. That is a great truth Picture Quote #1

When you have a steady and lifelong group of girlfriends, chances are the person you're telling the story to is actually part of the story Picture Quote #1

The Bible tells a story. A story that isn't over. A story that is still being told. A story that we have a part to play in Picture Quote #1

Reflecting on these complex relationships between reader and story, fiction and life, can constitute a form of therapy against the sleep of reason, which generates monsters Picture Quote #1

Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me to try cauliflower! Picture Quote #1

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Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told Picture Quote #1

But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world Picture Quote #1

While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story Picture Quote #1

I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to tell a story Picture Quote #1

The thing I came for: The wreck and not the story of the wreck the thing itself and not the myth the drowned face always staring toward the sun Picture Quote #1

If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than one direction, a delta springing from the river bed with its five fingers spread Picture Quote #1

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Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms Picture Quote #1

A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience Picture Quote #1

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2 Picture Quote #1

Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch Picture Quote #1

If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm Picture Quote #1

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism. Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection Picture Quote #1

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Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy. When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes Picture Quote #1

Oh, you've made plenty of short stories long. But never, ever, have you made a long story short Picture Quote #1

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive Picture Quote #1

You share with people who've earned the right to hear your story.... You have to earn the right to hear my story. It's an honor to hold space for me when I'm in shame Picture Quote #1

Tis an old tale, and often told; but did my fate and wish agree, ne'er had been read, in story old, of maiden true betray'd for gold, that loved, or was avenged, like me! Picture Quote #1

Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it Picture Quote #1

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For all the care you put into artistry, visual polish frequently doesn't matter if you are getting the story right Picture Quote #1

Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any other story springs Picture Quote #1

I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story Picture Quote #1

Clichéd or not, her smile lit up the room like a ball of fired in a darkened sky. Clichés were created for her. End of story Picture Quote #1

You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives... that's real. The rest is a story for publication Picture Quote #1

One, don't wait for inspiration, just start the damned thing. Two, once you begin, keep on until the end. How do you know how the story should begin until you find out where it's going? Picture Quote #1

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It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system (Story Quotes) It has been said that if you don't see God in the profane and the profound, you're missing half the story. That is a great truth (Story Quotes) When you have a steady and lifelong group of girlfriends, chances are the person you're telling the story to is actually part of the story (Story Quotes) The Bible tells a story. A story that isn't over. A story that is still being told. A story that we have a part to play in (Story Quotes) Reflecting on these complex relationships between reader and story, fiction and life, can constitute a form of therapy against the sleep of reason, which generates monsters (Story Quotes) Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me to try cauliflower! (Story Quotes) Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told (Story Quotes) But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world (Story Quotes) While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story (Story Quotes) I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to tell a story (Story Quotes) The thing I came for: The wreck and not the story of the wreck the thing itself and not the myth the drowned face always staring toward the sun (Story Quotes) If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than one direction, a delta springing from the river bed with its five fingers spread (Story Quotes) Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms (Story Quotes) A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience (Story Quotes) I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2 (Story Quotes) Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch (Story Quotes) If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm (Story Quotes) Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism. Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection (Story Quotes) Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy. When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes (Story Quotes) Oh, you've made plenty of short stories long. But never, ever, have you made a long story short (Story Quotes) If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive (Story Quotes) You share with people who've earned the right to hear your story.... You have to earn the right to hear my story. It's an honor to hold space for me when I'm in shame (Story Quotes) Tis an old tale, and often told; but did my fate and wish agree, ne'er had been read, in story old, of maiden true betray'd for gold, that loved, or was avenged, like me! (Story Quotes) Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it (Story Quotes) For all the care you put into artistry, visual polish frequently doesn't matter if you are getting the story right (Story Quotes) Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any other story springs (Story Quotes) I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story (Story Quotes) Clichéd or not, her smile lit up the room like a ball of fired in a darkened sky. Clichés were created for her. End of story (Story Quotes) You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives... that's real. The rest is a story for publication (Story Quotes) One, don't wait for inspiration, just start the damned thing. Two, once you begin, keep on until the end. How do you know how the story should begin until you find out where it's going? (Story Quotes)

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