"One thing that fiction does is it allows us to take big picture questions, big issues, big moral and socio-political changes and see how they play out on real people's lives, with real individuals."

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Ben H. Winters

#Real Quotes #Play Quotes #Issues Quotes

“There is a lot of luck in football. Following England is like following Wycombe Wanders or Leyton Orient. You hope for the best and hope you are lucky.”
“What a genius, that Picasso. It is a pity he doesn't paint.”
“Iâ€™ve always believed that as an author, I do 50% of the work of storytelling, and the reader does the other 50%. Thereâ€™s no way I can control the story you tell yourself from my book. Your own experiences, preferences, prejudices, mood at the moment, current events in your life, needs and wants influence how you read my every word.”
“What the federal government should have done is accept the assistance of foreign countries, of entrepreneurial Americans who have had solution that they wanted presented ... The Dutch and the Norwegians, they are known for dikes and for cleaning up water and for dealing with spills.”
“There are particular images that I like. Allegro is composed of a series of still life photographs that has been put to speed. There is so much care that has gone into the composition of the cinematography.”
“All lovers live by longing, and endure: Summon a vision and declare it pure.”
“A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.”

Source : "Straight From The Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.
“It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.”

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