"An essay is a work of literary art which has a minimum of one anecdote and one universal idea."

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Source : Carol Bly (1990). “The passionate, accurate story: making your heart's truth into literature”

Carol Bly

#Art Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Anecdotes Quotes

“Dora appeared, placing Alex's coffee in front of him."Your girlfriend is a wonder, honey,"she siad to him, squeezing willows shoulder. Willow's smile turned strained at the word "girlfriend. He could see her wanting to correct the woman and then deciding to let it pass.”
“Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my religion, I would go off the rails.”

Source : Feisal Abdul Rauf (2012). “Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.”
“Simplicity, suitability and proportion.”

Source : Penny Sparke, Elsie De Wolfe (2005). “Elsie De Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration”, Acanthus PressLlc
“To me, there's a difference between going to a concert and getting a recording. It's almost like a different release. The physical album itself is the more meaningful one for me, but I don't want to tell people how to listen to music.”
“Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.”
“The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.”
“Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.”

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