"Readers tend to devour short stories on a newssheet, but would be disinclined to read them in collections"

-- L.P. Hartley

#Would Be Quotes #Stories Quotes #Short Story Quotes

“Unforgettable, that's what you are Unforgettable though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why, darling, it's incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too”
“The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural. Ninety percent of those admitted to prison for drug offenses in many states were Black or Latino, yet the mass incarceration of communities of color was explained in race-neutral terms, an adaptation to the needs and demands of the current political climate.”
“The men liked to put me down as the best woman painter. I think I'm one of the best painters.”

Source : Quoted in WChadwick Women, Art and Society (1990).
“In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.”
“If the road to social transformation can be paved only by saints who never make mistakes, the road will NEVER be built.”

Source : "Bridging the gap between environmental and social justice" by Lauren Rabaino, mustangnews.net. April 4, 2008.
“Remember that a book is many drafts - mine certainly are. It's improvisation. It's as much jazz and the way we talk and the way I heard people preach coming up as it is writing.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Cancer don't respect nothing.”
“When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave great energy and expressiveness to my performance.”

Source : Peggy Fleming, Peter Kaminsky (2000). “The Long Program: Skating Toward Life's Victories”, p.86, Simon and Schuster

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