"True stories seldom have endings. I don't want a happy ending, I want more story."

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Frances Hardinge

#Stories Quotes #Want Quotes #Happy Endings Quotes

“I think the idea of the social construction of beauty - this idea that beauty is simply whatever culture or society says it is - is on the run. Of course, beauty does arise in a cultural context. No one ever denies that. But there's also a natural response people have to it.”
“I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it's a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to be writing about - Shakespeare, Australia, the United Kingdom, or when he covers science in 'A Short History Of Nearly Everything' - he has an incredible ability to be both entertaining and enlightening.”

Source : "Spook and Stiff author Mary Roach". Interview with Donna Bowman, www.avclub.com. August 27, 2010.
“Hokahey! Today is a good day to die.”

Source : War cry of Crazy Horse in battle as quoted at "Setting the Record Straight About Native Languages: A Good Day To Die", www.native-languages.org.
“I sing about what a holy fool I am, and that although moments in my life are so cruel and relationships can be so cruel Iâ€™m still in love with Judas. I still go back again to those evil things,”
“I'm always working. I don't really set limits. I tend to go in bursts. And in between, I'm doing my taxes, answering the phone, and all those kinds of things. I waste a lot of time. Computers take a lot of time. I love computers.”
“I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The literary gift is a mere accident - is as often bestowed on idiots who have nothing to say worth hearing as it is denied to strenuous sages.”
“You have to find the line between working hard and being a workaholic. I know a lot of those bigger-name guys are workaholics, and I don't know if I want to go that far. One day I would like to have a relationship and a normal social life, so it's all about striking that balance.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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