"If something wants to be a story, it will be."

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Source : Scarlett Thomas (2008). “The End Of Mr. Y”, p.292, Canongate Books

Scarlett Thomas

#Stories Quotes #Want Quotes

“Down with boredom. It has to go.”
“I think of my pile of old paperbacks, their pages gone wobbly, like they'd once belonged to the sea.”
“When a consumer derives value - especially from something that was given to him for free - he becomes the best kind of evangelist.”
“I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me.”
“Never reveal your insecurities to a man, because nine times out of 10 they have no idea they even exist.”
“We went to Comic-Con and there were people dressed up as the characters. There's a whole canon of Ninjago history that I didn't even know about until the process of making the movie had started. Especially at Comic-Con, I realized that people really, really care about this, and I hope they like it because it's meaningful to them. It did actually change my feelings about it.”
“I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.”
“I was an okay singer. I was an okay dancer. But acting? Never could do it.”

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