"After all, it was only a story,' I said, determined to prove her wrong. 'All manner of terrible things may happen in a story. They may be startling at the time, but it passes. One gets caught up in the narrative, but the dangers aren't real, are they? Things happen in any way the storyteller chooses. It is all just made up."

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Source : Chris Priestley (2010). “Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth”, p.35, Bloomsbury Publishing

Chris Priestley

#Real Quotes #Stories Quotes #May Quotes

“I see within us all (myself included) the replacement of complex inner density with a new kind of selfâ€”evolving under the pressure of information overload and the technology of the â€˜instantly availableâ€™.”
“Stop worrying - nobody gets out of this world alive.”
“Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life.”
“Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking othersâ€™ interests into account.”
“Anger makes us all stupid.”
“...should We consent to an order of Cincinnati consisting of all the Officers of the Army & Citizens of Consiquence in the united States; how easy the Transition from a Republican to any other Form of Government, however despotic! & how rediculous to exchange a british Administration, for one that would be equally tyrannical, perhaps much more so? this project may answer the End of Courts that aim at making Us subservient to their political purposes, but can never be consistent with the Dignity or Happiness of the united States.”
“What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?”
“Except for the usual house chores, doing income tax, etc., I am free to write whenever I want.”

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