"It is important to know the stories and histories of things, even if all we know is that we don't know."

-- Ali Smith

#Important Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Oh, for the wonder that bubbles into my soul.”
“I don't want people to feel like they'd overdosed on too much candy.”

Source : "Violinist.com interview with Hilary Hahn". Interview with Laurie Niles, www.violinist.com. October 22, 2007.
“I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it.”
“Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.”
“But responsibility hardens the heart. It must.”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2011). “Parade's End Volume III: A Man Could Stand Up-”, p.203, Carcanet
“Thinking can really be the enemy of action, and thinking can be the enemy of reality.”
“I've never asked for a happy ending”
“I always thought I was powerful, since I was a kid.”

You may also like:

A.L. Kennedy
Writer
Akhil Sharma
Author
Anne Tyler
Novelist
Jackie Kay
Poet
Joshua Ferris
Author
Marina Warner
Novelist
Muriel Spark
Novelist
Rachel Cusk
Novelist
Zadie Smith
Novelist