"Well, as a short-story writer, I don't think there are any weaknesses to the genre itself. I guess I would say that the difficulty of the form is that one must create an entire world in five to 30 pages, as opposed to 300. There is very little room for fat - you must be economical. And you must begin as close to the end as you possibly can."

-- ZZ Packer

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Stories Quotes

“We're prisioners of... things.Of who we are.”
“Actually, after the release of the Bond film, the producers came back to me to offer me another one, but I didn't have any juice left for an immediate encore.”
“What miracle is this? This giant tree. It stands ten thousand feet high But doesn't reach the ground. Still it stands. Its roots must hold the sky.”
“Men hate the haughty of heart who will not be the friend of every man.”
“I'm still the same guy. My name is still Greyson Chance from Oklahoma. I grow much taller. But nothing really changes.”
“Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from.”
“There is but one power which healsâ€”that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes place is the confidence of the heart. By some this state is reached through pills, powders, and physicians. By others through hygiene, fasting, and prayer. By others through direct perception.”
“Aliyah is the central goal of the State of Israel.”

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