Helen Frost famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I think of everything that I want to say and then I think of the way that I can say it most precisely. And this has to do with poetry too, to me, that poetry helps me focus on the details of language.
-- Helen Frost -
Finding a title for a book is something that I work really hard at ... So, in Salt, I realized that the book was a lot about how people live on the earth together and who has access to the resources of the earth. So salt was a very specific thing that people needed, but it's also symbolic because of the way it comes out of the earth.
-- Helen Frost -
If I have some extra words and I'm trying to make it fit into that shape, then I just sort of take out the extra words, almost like a sculptor would take a piece of granite. It's almost like cutting out the words that aren't needed in order to make it a stronger poem and still say exactly what I want it to say.
-- Helen Frost
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Think it over, think it under.
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Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.
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What happens to the Microsofts, Oracles and IBMs of the world is that when they get big enough, they don't think they need to bring that same level of focus and energy to the end-user experience.
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One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.
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No matter what happens, you can get through this day. Inhale. Focus on the word, 'relax. Exhale. Say, 'I can do this!' And then do it.
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Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.
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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.
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When you focus on the eternal, victorious Son of God, you break the devil's heart and render him powerless.
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I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near!
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You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
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