"I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage"

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Anne McCaffrey

#Writing Quotes #Tools Quotes #Emotion Quotes

“In prose fiction the freedom to work honestly exists, although you may have to fight for it. In those other areas of literature, I mean drama, there is only silence. That sort of aesthetic integrity does not exist in radio and television, and seldom on film.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“All cities are geological and three steps cannot be taken without encountering ghosts.”
“You become a parent, and your whole life becomes about worrying. You just worry constantly whether they'll be okay. And the idea that I'll be worried forever about them and what they do...I almost have a panic attack when I think about it. I'm worried, and I'm worried about having to worry so ***** much.”
“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.”
“Sicily has suffered 13 foreign dominations from which she has taken both the best and the worst. The sequence of different cultures has made Sicily a fascinating place, quite unlike any other.”
“Different presidents are different as far as their public persona vs. their persona meeting with advisers. For example, George Bush was pretty much the same in person as when he was speaking publicly. I think Donald Trump has a stage persona and he also has a temperament when meeting with his advisers. Now, the positions are the same, but the attitude is a little bit different.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“When I see everyone rushing in one direction, I know it's time to move the other way.”
“How we spend our time verifies what we value most: TV, the Internet, or God's Word?”

Source : Randy Alcorn (2017). “Seeing the Unseen, Expanded Edition: A 90-Day Devotional to Set Your Mind on Eternity”, p.21, Multnomah

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