"If anything, I've found nonfiction a little easier. You don't have to make anything up. Of course, that's the inherent difficulty as well: when you hit an information black hole, you don't get to make it up. That hasn't come up too often with this project though. I'm lucky to have tons of primary source material , reams of letters and diaries and memoirs."

-- Debra Dean

#Black Quotes #Lucky Quotes #Diaries Quotes

“I've always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They'd start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending.”
“One was a Cartoon Artist with a heart like chiffon and a wit as accidentally malicious as the jab of a pin in a flirt's belt.”

Source : Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (2012). “The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales”, p.42, The Floating Press
“Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”
“Cats definitely have their own opinions.”
“Horrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort.”
“I used to dream. I used to glance beyond the stars. Now I don't know where we are Although I know we've drifted far!”
“Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our trying to teach him. A child who has always been allowed to move freely develops not only an agile body but also good judgment about what he can and cannot do.”

Source : Magda Gerber (1998). “Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect”
“Ballet found me. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced, my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside of me.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

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