"In 'Labor Day Hurricane, 1935,' Douglas Trevor vividly recreates a historical event. While that is the only story in A THIN TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF SPACE in the historical past, many of the other stories juxtapose fact-both historical and scientific-with narration to an engaging effect, one that distinguishes the voice of this new writer."

-- Stuart Dybek

#Past Quotes #Voice Quotes #Space Quotes

“Theres a certain truth that you do end up making the same film again and again so if you vary the genre you have a chance of breaking that cycle.”
“In spiritual direction there is absolutely no domination or control.”
“Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.”
“An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.”
“To be an artist it is not necessary to make a living from our creations. Nor is it necessary to have work hanging in fine museums or the praise of critics . . . To be an artist it is necessary to live with our eyes wide open, to breathe in the colors of mountain and sky, to know the sound of leaves rustling, the smell of snow, the texture of bark . . . To be an artist is to notice every beautiful and tragic thing, to cry freely, to collect experience and shape it into forms that others can share.”
“They [the English] amuse themselves sadly as in the custom of their country. [Fr., Ils s'amusaient tristement selon la contume de leur pays.]”
“I'm not looking for a boyish girl. I'm looking for a boy. And I'm not looking for a girlish boy either.”

Source : Source: www.progressive.org
“No, the shark in an updated JAWS could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for, worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors.”

Source : Peter Benchley (1995). “Ocean planet: writings and images of the sea”, ABRAMS

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